Living on the Moon – Gilded Balloon
“After experiencing her mother's demise from Alzheimer's, writer-performer Molly McFadden learns how to face the truth and let go in this poignant, yet humorous one-woman show told with music, puppetry and love” The promotional material captures the ambition of this project and I was keen to see how these ideas would translate to a show. I wasn’t disappointed.
Molly McFadden is an accomplished performer with a presence. As soon as she enters the room, she engages her audience, sharing a story of her early experiences in the cabaret circuit, complete with belting show tunes and toe tapping rhythm. As her tale continues, something appears to be troubling her when she struggles to remember the words to ‘Fly me to the Moon’.
From her first subtle introduction of the concept of memory...