
PityyoungperformerSissySt.Claire:sheisallowedtoshineinherveryownTVspecialonSaturdaynight,butthisdoesn’tturnoutasexpected.Sissygivesherallintheshowwhich–withitssongs,sketches,andaquestion-and-answersection–closelyfollowstheold-time,AmericanvarietyeveningTVformats,completewithcommercialbreaks.Expectdiscoballs,glitteroutfits,andStarsandStripesprintsinthisspectaclebeamedstraightfromawholeothershimmeryanaloguevideoepoch.<br/> Inspiteofthecannedlaughter,afeelingofdesperationanduneaseencroachesonGiveMePity!.Ashadowyfigureislurkingsomewherebehindthescenes.Isitastalker?Or,isitallintheactress’simagination?And,whyaretherespotsofbloodontheletterreceived?ThepartofSissy–whoisstrugglingtonavigatebetweentherolesofmother,whore,wife,andvictim–isplayedbySophieVonHaselberg,whopullsoutallthestopsforthisone-womanshow.


