This is a show about family. Colin Ebsworth’s family just happened to join a cult.

Colin is the kind of guy you want to meet in a pub, quick witted and clever, never missing a beat while remaining charming and endearing. You can feel when he drops his (very entertaining) class clown schtick for a moment of piercing honesty. Me, My Cult and I is a raw, real and vulnerable show that takes courage to perform. I left with a lot of respect for Colin as a person and performer.

Colin expertly unpacks the raw, inescapable powers of the universally human need to belong. The undeniable force of familial love is a double edged sword - the thing that lives at the core of each of us, gifting us the capacity for boundless warmth and joy, can be weaponised. One of our greatest strengths is perhaps also our most exploitable, glaring vulnerability.

The only ‘negative’ aspect of this show was perhaps the audience expectation. This show is so much more than the sensationalised and often exploitative cult docos you’d find on certain streaming platforms. Me, My Cult and I explores the idea of the cult of the family (not the cult The Family, rather the concept of a family as a cult itself) in a way that is incredibly sincere. Additionally, Colin is first and foremost a comedian which is obvious in this work. He approaches serious and at times confronting subject matter with a lightness only available to those who have lived through some trying times.

Don't miss out on this moving, engaging and comical show that understandably sold out its 2022 season. Go for the weird cult stuff, stay for a moving, honest and hilarious portrait of what it is to be human.