Pieces of a Man
A comic one-man show about fatherhood, trauma, and joy
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Globetrotting Londoner David is having a midlife crisis. He longs to grow up, but his dad keeps getting in the way. And he’s been dead 20 years.
David’s father Marcello was a Libyan-Italian Jew who survived the Nazi concentration camps as a child. Larger-than-life, he lived through business success and failure, casinos and shady deals, an unexplained bomb, and a terrifying accident – hauling his loved ones along on his wild rollercoaster of life.
In Pieces of a Man, David brings us on his journey to make peace with his father. Hilarious and moving, this universal story shows how we can approach the complex legacies of our parents with creativity and joy.
UPCOMING DATES
Meneer Otis, Nijmegen, NL – Dec 14, 2024 (TICKETS)
Format: One-man show
Duration: 1h 15m
Style: Storytelling, monologue
Genre: Standup, auto-ethnography, documentary, interactive
About the Artist
Born in London, David Labi was a dedicated youth activist, learning as a teenager how to deliver immersive experiences for thousands. He studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and in his mid-20s left the UK to live in Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Berlin, and now Brussels. His lifelong red thread has been STORYTELLING.
David has edited top city magazines and published guides and literary translations. He’s been a TV news scriptwriter, and created globally broadcast documentary, as well as shorts and experimental film. And as a brand copywriter he’s written taglines, concepts, and copy for leading global brands.
In 2017 he founded ethical storytelling agency Good Point, which he continues to run from Brussels. His clients include WWF, British Council, Oxfam, Greenpeace, and more. For UNHCR he recently wrote and produced a graphic novel about refugees now distributed in schools worldwide.
David took to the stage as a comic performer in 2021, as a way to process the complex legacy of his late father. He has shown Pieces of a Man all over Europe and continues to tour – get in touch to book the show. David is currently developing his next piece, also about fatherhood.
David Labi and his father Marcello in 1984
UPCOMING DATES
Meneer Otis, Nijmegen, NL – Dec 14, 2024 (TICKETS)
SOME PAST PERFORMANCES
Bouche à Oreille, Brussels – Nov 15, 2024
Theater Aan Zee, Ostend – Aug 1-3, 2024
Charing Cross Theatre, London – Jun 17, 2024
Volksbühne Berlin, May 15, 2024 & Oct 18, 2023
KC Nona, Mechelen – Apr 6, 2024
JW3, London – 2-3 Apr, 2024
Intl. Storytelling Festival, Amsterdam – 4 Nov, 2023
Mezrab, Amsterdam – Jun 2023
Pianofabriek, Brussels – Apr 2023
Camden People’s Theatre, London – Sep 2022
Goldsmiths University George Wood Theatre, London – Jul 2022
Hectolitre, Brussels – Sep 2021
SOME IMAGES FROM PAST PERFORMANCES BELOW!
