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LORENZO
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LORENZO

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When Ben Target was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2012 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, he was set on the path to becoming a critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning performance artist.

Eight years later, amidst a global pandemic, he gave it all up to become the live-in carer for his uncle: an irascible octogenarian prankster called Lorenzo Wong.

LORENZO is their story, a show that confronts the messiness of ageing and dying through the medium of storytelling, servitude to the audience and live carpentry, a combination not seen on the world stage since Nazareth circa 30AD.

This book is the full script of that life-affirming show, with illustrations by Target himself. It was directed by Adam Brace, and was premiered at Summerhall, Edinburgh, during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it was awarded a Fringe First. It subsequently transferred to Soho Theatre, London.

'A beautiful and wise work' - Time Out

'Very lovely... a joyful and philosophical show... a heartfelt hour about tough times and the people who quietly help us survive them' - Guardian

'An exploration of the sorts of things that give life meaning... completely engaging... very funny and very moving... a life-affirming tale that is warm and whimsical, but fundamentally all about human connection' - WhatsOnStage

'A moving and courageous piece of theatre' - The Scotsman

'The ultimate celebration of life. I've never laughed and cried so much at the same show' - Everything Theatre

'A joyous celebration of what it means to love deeply' - Fest Mag

'A deeply affecting, tender and funny story of love and loss'

  • The List

Edinburgh Fringe First Award

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Country
United Kingdom
Date
5 October 2023
Pages
88
ISBN
9781839042928

When Ben Target was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2012 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, he was set on the path to becoming a critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning performance artist.

Eight years later, amidst a global pandemic, he gave it all up to become the live-in carer for his uncle: an irascible octogenarian prankster called Lorenzo Wong.

LORENZO is their story, a show that confronts the messiness of ageing and dying through the medium of storytelling, servitude to the audience and live carpentry, a combination not seen on the world stage since Nazareth circa 30AD.

This book is the full script of that life-affirming show, with illustrations by Target himself. It was directed by Adam Brace, and was premiered at Summerhall, Edinburgh, during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it was awarded a Fringe First. It subsequently transferred to Soho Theatre, London.

'A beautiful and wise work' - Time Out

'Very lovely... a joyful and philosophical show... a heartfelt hour about tough times and the people who quietly help us survive them' - Guardian

'An exploration of the sorts of things that give life meaning... completely engaging... very funny and very moving... a life-affirming tale that is warm and whimsical, but fundamentally all about human connection' - WhatsOnStage

'A moving and courageous piece of theatre' - The Scotsman

'The ultimate celebration of life. I've never laughed and cried so much at the same show' - Everything Theatre

'A joyous celebration of what it means to love deeply' - Fest Mag

'A deeply affecting, tender and funny story of love and loss'

  • The List

Edinburgh Fringe First Award

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Country
United Kingdom
Date
5 October 2023
Pages
88
ISBN
9781839042928