Feral — Sonya 'Boo' Moorhead

Ever wondered if you missed your chance to be wild?

Sonya has been spinning a lot of plates recently; she’s really good at it but she’s definitely not the untamed woman she thought she’d be by now. Sometimes she feels like a feral beast backed into a corner. There’s no escaping social expectation and she fears she’s missed her chance.

In September 2017 Sonya headed off on a hitchhiking mission to Oban to find 60’s folk legend and notorious wild child Anne Briggs. Sonya was drowning in domesticity and she thought Anne could swoop in and save her.

Feral asks why women are taking on more ‘mental load’ than ever before. Harnessing live music by The Greyhounds, storytelling and the odd party trick, Feral tells an intimate story with universal application, empowering audiences to make wilder choices.

“It’s a massive feminist callout!“

– Esther Ferry-Kennington, Executive Director, Horse and Bamboo Theatre

We are grateful for the support, time and space provided by The Boo, Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Rossendale and Todmorden Folk Festival.

We are also delighted to announce that FERAL has received support from The Dukes Lancaster, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal and Theatre by the Lake via Route 555, designed to support the creation of new theatre in the North West.

“I enjoyed the humour but also poignancy of the show… It posed some very relevant questions about a woman’s experience of society and the mental load that we just assume without questioning why.” Audience feedback

“Beautifully told, gently expressed – I loved the live music and the amazing singing.” Audience feedback

“Performed with honesty and an open heart.” Audience feedback

“A thought provoking articulation of the pressures and stresses associated with societal norms around being a ‘wife’ or ‘mother’. Told through storytelling, performance, music and recordings, Sonya Moorhead is warm and funny as she expresses some of her deepest vulnerabilities and pressures.” Tom Besford, English Folk Expo