West Yorkshire Playhouse & The Egg, Bath
Little Sure Shot
in association with Theatr Iolo & MAC Belfast
Yee-haw! It’s time to meet the fantastic daredevil, the hawk-eye of the Wild West, the brilliant Little Sure Shot. At 7 Annie Oakley taught herself how to shoot, at 16 she met the love of her life – in a shooting contest of course, and at 21 she was the most famous female sharpshooter in the west.
Annie’s adventurous story is told through death-defying shoot-outs, live music – country and western, blues and ballads – and more than a little theatrical magic. This is a Wild West escape for all the family so don’t forget to pack your boots and prepare to be amazed!
Little Sure Shot was first performed at The Egg, West Yorkshire Playhouse, MacLive Belfast and RWCMD in Spring 2015. As part of this tour, it was also performed at nine community venues across Leeds as part of the WYP Community Tour Initiative.
The production was revived for Christmas 2015 at the egg, Bath.
Written and Composed: Lucy Rivers
Conceived and Directed: Amy Leach
Designed by: Hayley Grindle
Lighting Design: James Whiteside
Sound Design: Dan Lawrence
Dramaturg: Richard Hurford
Assistant Director: Tyrrell Jones
Production Photography: Farrows Creatives
Community Tour Photography: Antony Robling
★★★★★
The Stage
★★★★★
Musical Theatre Review
“This is truly a great show for all the family.”
Bath Chronicle
In Little Sure Shot, writer and composer Lucy Rivers delivers a classic tale of determined individualism winning against adversity.
Clare Brennan – The Guardian
“Rivers’s songs make no attempt to compete with Irving Berlin’s; largely in an authentic country vein, with occasional gospel inflections where appropriate, they are very effective. Her script is funny and fast-moving, foregrounding the message of female empowerment.”
Othniel Smith – Bristish Theatre Guide
