In 2011, the Manchester International Festival endorsed the writing by Heaton of a anthology of songs based on the 7 deadly sins, to be called The 8th. The song was broken down into a section for each sin, which was to be performed by a different artist. The singers for the original piece were: Wayne Gidden, Aaron Wright, King Creosote, Simon Aldred, Cherry Ghost, Jacqui Abbott, Yvonne Shelton, and Mike Greaves. The individual sections were incorporated with a narration written by Che Walker.
The 8th debuted in July 2011 at the Festival Pavilion Theatre in Albert Square.
After the debut, six further performances of The 8th were announced for the Summer of 2012
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