Peta Lily

Chastity Belt: on the Battle Ground Between Trust and Lust Peta Lily

Publisher Marketing: Dare you step onto the battle ground between trust and lust? Part comic confession, part one-woman Lysistrata, Lily asks impossible questions: Is chastity the only option for women of 'a certain age?' Could a sex strike end war? Is intimacy dangerous? Do Hags have more fun? Funny, provoking and always accessible, these poems takes you on a journey where the goddess Diana is resurrected as an older woman, where Hindu Goddesses Durga and Kali battle a Buffalo-demon, whizzing past the Rakes of the 18th Century and into the dark and dirty corners of the 21st. A potted history of Hinduism my ma would approve of. Playful asking of questions through comedy. - Anil Kumar, Actor Enchanting, funny and poignant. Lily deals skillfully with women's issues which are not spoken about enough - Chastity Belt is edgy, charismatic, witty and thought provoking. - Linda Marlowe Audiences for the stage show version said: 'intelligent, provocative and very funny', 'a sharp eye and a dangerously wicked emotional truth', 'creative, original, and raunchy (in a very chaste way!)' Press reviews for Lily's previous work: 'compelling...beautifully written' - Edinburgh Evening News 'incisive and inventive wit' - The Scotsman 'provokes and intrigues' - Daily Post, Liverpool 'gripping from start to finish' - BBC Radio Merseyside 'vividly written' - Donald Hutera (dance/theatre critic for The Times) Contributor Bio:  Lily, Peta Peta Lily is an award-winning performer & writer. She has written three plays The Porter's Daughter, Blame (shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award) and Random Oracle (commissioned by the Unity Theatre, Liverpool). She has scripted numerous theatre works. Always working in a hybrid style, her recent shows Chastity Belt and Imperfection are a mix of theatre, storytelling and her own brand of crackling rhythmic verse.