SWEET SHOP ON THE SHORE                     

 an inspirational Storytelling performance by Kate Corkery. 

£7 / £4

The piece was originally commissioned by Festival at the Edge 2012 and later awarded ‘Outstanding Storytelling Performance of the Year’ by The British Awards for Storytelling Excellence.

When are we old enough to know better? How strong is a piece of string? Is seven really the age of reason when we are supposed to know right from wrong, and true from false?

In a village on the shore of Cork Harbour an only child struggles to make sense of the world. As the River Lee ebbs and flows nearby, regular customers come and go to a small sweet shop that is at the heart of that community. The stories they share linger in her imagination and grow a life of their own.

This is a tale of tide and time and a passage through shadows inspired by childhood in a colorful Irish fishing community.