Lucky

Sarah Bennetto is lucky. She’s won it all: concert tickets, holidays, shopping sprees, the lottery, a car, 27 cans of hairspray.

People always tell Sarah she’s lucky. But what is luck? Can you make your own? And should you? The truth is, there’s a point at which most people eschew luck in the name of having a nice, normal life. Not Sarah.

She lives in a house full of soup tins with no labels, she has radio stations on redial (but not her parents) and she’s one of ‘those people’ who camp out overnight for concert tickets. Lucky is the story of a girl’s desperation to seek out fortune… and the fellow freaks she meets on the way. This is your chance to learn the secrets of a winner (of 27 cans of hairspray).

For the last 10 years, Sarah’s been performing stand-up in the UK, (the land of the lucky penny!) creating offbeat television and radio at arts and music festivals, worldwide. She is the person behind the cult hit Storytellers’ Club (also appearing at Machynlleth Festival 2013), and hosts a weekly music radio show, “Sarah Bennetto’s Mix-Tape” on Dalston’s NTS Radio. This is a special chance to see her critically-acclaimed first ever full-length solo comedy show.

“Bennetto delivers effervescent, confident and well-structured stand-up. Her tales of outrageous fortune are suffused with urbanity and wisdom, and buoyed by a lightly-rendered sense of nostalgia.” **** – The Age,Melbourne

“Sarah Bennetto is a storyteller par excellence” – Time Out, London

“Sarah Bennetto is a winner. Holidays, cash, a car, concert tickets, and now she can add a corker of a comedy festival show to her list.” – Australian Comedy Review

“She succeeds because she is such a skilful raconteur, not only coaxing big laughs, but also those moments of poignancy and inspiration to which so manyperformers don’t even get close.” **** – Three Weeks, Edinburgh

“The undeniable star of the show is the scintillating storyteller, Sarah Bennetto. Herstories and anecdotes are particularly funny.” **** – Broadway Baby

This show will be an hour long.

This show is for over 14’s only, under 16’s will need to be accompanied by an adult.

Additional booking fees are not being charged by the festival this year, but are being incorporated into the overall advertised ticket price. Please see the website for further information.