A
moving and surprisingly funny one-woman show about growing up with a gay father
in the 1980s, and a tribute to the power of truth, humour, acceptance and
familial love. Based on Alison Wearing’s National best-selling memoir, Confessions
of a Fairy’s Daughter, the play weaves music and imagery through the
true story of Alison’s carefree childhood to the moment she learned, at age
twelve, that her family was a bit more complex than she had thought. The ensuing
years were a time of confusion and disbelief, puff pastry and opera, bathhouse
raids, scandal and celebration. Balancing intimacy, history and humour, this is
a captivating tale of family life: deliciously imperfect, riotously
challenging, and full of life’s great lessons in love.
Sponsored
by Burlington Royal Arts Academy
“Grab your tickets early; they’ll be in hot
demand.” – The Winnipeg Free Press
