Mike Delamont: Mama's Boy
One word sums up the theme of this magnificent work: forgiveness
Rating: ★★★★★
Company: Mike Delamont, Victoria
Genre: Play — Drama
Venue: 21 — MTYP Mainstage
(Reviewed at the 2016 Winnipeg Fringe Festival)
Workaholic Fringe fave Mike Delamont takes off the dress and drops the Scottish accent to share his real life with us. Or, more accurately, he shares the life of his mother.
'Delamont has an almost supernatural gift for storytelling — no bland synopsis can convey the power of this simple tale.'- Lara Rae
Delamont has an almost supernatural gift for storytelling — no bland synopsis can convey the power of this simple tale of his relationship with the person most central in his life.
I found it more authentically funny than his God is a Scottish Drag Queen character, and found the dramatic sections to be almost painfully raw. A spectacular evening of theatre.
One word sums up the theme of this magnificent work: forgiveness. Bring Kleenex.
