Fatherload

After growing up, David Labi travelled halfway around the world in search of adventure and cheap thrills. Today he is sober and faces the biggest challenge of his life: a child, a baby, his baby.

As the couscous and vomit fly past his ears, David ponders the big questions: How do you raise a child when you’re still growing yourself? How do you break the cycle of intergenerational trauma? And what happens to you if you snort milk powder?

Fatherload is the story of a man who hopes his children will inherit more than his shortcomings. A monologue on modern fatherhood. Unashamedly honest, moving and hilarious.

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This performance is part of Man man man.

A program about masculinity in all its forms.

Boys, men, fathers, and sons are at a turning point. Traditional images of masculinity are being challenged, while new forms of masculinity are still evolving. In this program, we explore questions and answers to collectively arrive at a healthy, inclusive, and free way of being a man.

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text and performance David Labi direction Johan Petit set design Tim Clement production Martha!tentatief