Unexpected, quirky and provocative, BALL & Other Funny Stories About Cancer is a unique performance about illness and the changing body over time. Presented by Brian Lobel in one evening for the first time ever, his trilogy of work written in 2003, 2006 and 2009 challenges the stories of cancer survivors and cancer martyrs that have come before infusing the "cancer story" with an urgency and humour which is sometimes inappropriate, often salacious and always, above all else, honest and open.
Starting from the moment of diagnosis with testicular cancer in 2001, Ball goes beyond stories of cancer treatments to explore sexuality, gender and politics. Each of the three performances have toured extensively throughout the world in theatres, cabarets, medical schools and galleries. Putting the three shows together as one, BALL & Other Funny Stories About Cancer attempts to show that surviving cancer is only half the battle. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to perform a self-exam.
"endearingly brave" - The Economist "a raw, powerful piece" , "a show that is deeply touching in more ways than one" - The Guardian "a raw and ambitious performance" - Chicago Reader
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