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Hannah Snyed

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Calstock Arts, CalstockFriday 13. November 2026 7pmFrom £5
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A selkie woman comes ashore to dance under moonlight and finds herself caught in the arms of a sailor.

A selkie woman comes ashore to dance under moonlight and finds herself caught in the arms of a sailor. Captivated by love, she chooses to stay, surrendering her bond with the ocean for the promise of family life.
But what does it really mean to stay As the years pass, she is tethered to a growing child, weighed down by domestic routine, and slowly estranged from her own wild self. Where once she swam vast oceans, she now migrates between the washing machine, the oven, and the school gate - an unwitting tradwife. Torn between loyalty and longing, depression and quiet rage, our selkie must reckon with the cost of staying and the near-impossibility of leaving.
Hilarious, heartfelt and darkly intimate, The Selkie Who Stayed reshapes the classic Selkie myth for the age of consent.
The night will open with Tales of Freyja a collection of stories of the fierce Norse Goddess.

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The Old Chapel Sand Lane, PL18 9QX Calstock

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