Seven in One Blow at the Axis Theatre

Axis Company present its 6th annual production of Seven In One Blow, or The Brave Little Kid, adapted by the Axis Company from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, at the Axis Theatre from 7 - 22 Dec 2007.

Set just before the holidays on a snowy winter day, the play tells the story of a child living in the city who kills seven flies with a single swat and makes a belt emblazoned with Seven In One Blow to commemorate the event. The Kid travels about through the snow meeting numerous colourful characters including the Scarlet Pimpernel, a Pea, December, a Witch, an Ogre and a Princess. Most people think this belt refers to seven people and assign the Kid all kinds of difficult tasks based on this faulty presumption.

Along the way a few invaluable lessons are learned: an Ogre finds that you don't always have to show how strong you are to be strong; a girl realizes that when you tease someone you may be hurting a person who is just like you; and a scary monster understands that because she is loved, she may not be so scary after all.

Directed by Randy Sharp, Seven In One Blow features Abigail Savage, Marc Palmieri, David Crabb, Jim Sterling, Brian Barnhart, George Demas, Lynn Mancinelli, Sue Ann Molinell and Edgar Oliver - with a special on-film appearance by Deborah Harry.

The creative team comprises of Lee Harper and Matthew Simonelli (costumes), David Zeffren (lighting) and Steve Fontaine (sound). The show features original songs by Randy Sharp.