Lover of souls
Marie Noon is moved by a one woman show
The love I bear to the souls of all men makes me willing to undergo whatever can be inflicted on me – Elizabeth Hooton Elizabeth Hooton’s words came to life for me on 21 June in Rugby Meeting House. Lynn Morris’s one woman show, Lover of Souls, opened with her marching into the room to inform us of an injustice that had been committed against her on the way home to Skelby. From that point on the audience was riveted by the passion of this woman. Closely based on Elizabeth’s own writings, and those of her contemporaries, Lynn brought Elizabeth to life brilliantly. Using minimal props, Lynn mixed snippets of every day life, such as kneading bread, with Elizabeth’s views on the church, its power and its preachers.
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