- Saucy Gal Productions
What if death didn’t come easily? What if your family didn’t know how to let you go?
In this one-woman show, internationally acclaimed storyteller/playwright Leigh-Anne Kehler (FemMennonite 5 STARS, Die! Shakespeare! Die! 4 STARS – CBC) tells the tale of her father’s palliative journey. The show toured hospitals in the Toronto area and was invited to the National Arts Centre, under the title The Final Hour. Since then, Kehler has experienced her own brush with death and is currently battling physical challenges after being resuscitated. There will be comedy (her father was often funny), blended with bittersweet reality. Tissues and an emotional support person are highly recommended.
“Kehler uses her unique voice to paint precise pictures in the audience’s mind.” – CBC review
Storytelling at its finest. It held my interest from start to finish with an important tale to tell.
Such an emotional storytelling of the human spirit contending with broken bodies.
Relatable to everyone. 😢
Thank-you.
The medical crisis / disability storytelling show has by now become a staple of Fringe, so the measure of any given example lies not in the premise or themes but in the execution – and this one is very well executed indeed. This chronicle of a father’s many brushes with death and the artist’s own struggle with brain stem disorders and other issues is down-to-earth, heartfelt, fraught, and sometimes morbidly funny. A fine addition to the genre!
A very personal story and a lesson in forgiveness through a complicated parental relationship.
That was my perception.
A heart-felt and personal blend of story-telling and spoken word poetry, this show kept me invested from the first word to the last and tugged every heartstring. An excellent homage to complicated relationships with parents who nevertheless have made us who we are.