The Verb: 26/05/2023

Ritual, seduction, silliness and sacrifice - all this and more in 'The Wicker Man Verb' - marking 50 years of the iconic horror film. Ian McMillan is joined by one of our best fiction writers - Sarah Hall, who shares a new commission, imagining Summerisle in 2023. David Bramwell and Eliza Skelton give an insight into how their Sing-A-Long-A-Wickerman events work. Folk musician Brian Peters explores the old songs that sit behind the soundtrack, and the poet and performer Kate Fox, goes on an emotional journey with Lord Summerisle, imagining how he might operate in the world of social media influencers, and endless 'wellness' marketing