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Edith sets the record straight as to why, after being told not to, she looked back upon the destruction of her hometown and turned into a pillar of salt

Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, Valerie Buhagiar; Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann (Canadian Stage)
Sunday in Sodom

Sunday in Sodom

By Jordan Tannahill

In the Bible she is unnamed, referred to simply as "Lot’s wife": the impertinent woman who was turned to a pillar of salt for looking back to behold God’s destruction of her hometown. In Sunday in Sodom, Edith recounts how her husband Lot welcomed American soldiers into their house, the fury this sparked in their village, and the chain of events that lead to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. But most importantly, Edith sets the record straight as to why, after being told not to, she looked back upon the destruction of her hometown and turned into a pillar of salt.

Production History

Double bill Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom premiered at the Berkeley Downstairs Theatre, Canadian Stage, in April, 2016.

Awards

  • Winner of the 2016 Dora Mavor Moore award for Outstanding Production (General Theatre Division)

  • Nominated for 7 Dora Mavor Moore awards including Outstanding New Play (Jordan Tannahill), Outstanding Direction (Matjash Mrozewski & Estelle Shook), Outstanding Performance – Female (Valerie Buhagiar), Outstanding Costume Design (James Lavoie), Outstanding Lighting Design (Steve Lucas) and Outstanding Sound Design / Composition (Sam Sholdice).

  • Winner of the Toronto Theatre Critics Award for ‘Best Canadian Play’ in 2016

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