What happened to Rhiannon? Once worshipped as a passionate horse Goddess with magical powers, she got snared in Medieval story, tamed and diminished.

Writer-performer Jackie Singer sets out to liberate Rhiannon, calling her up as a vital force that’s needed in the world now. But you don’t invoke a Goddess as a literary exercise. This is personal. Through myth, memoir, song and imagination, this one-woman show enacts the journey from compliant silence to an awakened female power.

Jackie’s stories of her girlhood fascination with horses, and developing relationships with the opposite sex are interlocked with chapters of Rhiannon’s life, until the narratives collide in an effort to rescue both modern woman and ancient goddess from the forces that bridle them. With original music and shadow puppets.

Suitable for ages 10 +

All tickets include a £1 booking fee

Approx running time 1 hour 40 (including interval and post-show talk)

Praise for Rhiannon

“Rare to see a performer so deeply connected with their subject. Singer’s skill and passion shine.” – Laurie Bailey, BBC Oxford

“Jackie Singer picks up the reins of this mythology and gives it a good shaking through the medium of her own, shared experience.” Daily Info, Offbeat Festival

“As Jackie freed herself, unleashed and unbridled, I felt as elated as the rest of the audience.” Marion McCartney (Author)

“A rallying call to women stepping into their power” (Audience in Oxford)

“Power, healing, redemptive” Audience in Stroud

This tour is supported by Arts Council England. 

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