Absurdity goes hand in hand with the tale of a human-eggplant hybrid grappling with its mortality. However the heartwarming connection that organically grows throughout the play will take you by surprise in the most unexpected and touching way.

The set is minimalistic yet the characters and their development is so engrossing that the audience was completely taken by the performance. The roller coaster that carries you through this aubergines life from birth is so smooth, you will be puzzled by all that this performance accomplishes within the hour.

Beautiful songs are entwined throughout the production and there is a baseball scene between father and son that is reminiscent of the musical “Dear Evan Hansen”. The… eggplant’s father (there’s a phrase you don’t use every day as a reviewer) has a beautiful tenor voice and carries the part very well. The audience can truly feel the sense of whimsy and adventure he felt when he fell for his summer love in Uruguay.

The eggplant himself (Kevin) experiences spectacular character development and the actor truly channels the experiences that you can imagine a half-person/half-aubergine would experience, the ostracism, the identity crisis the uncertainty and channels this into a comedy act. His exuberant and a little too-supportive father actively engages with the show and the performers play with the fourth wall of the audience effortlessly casting the audience in different roles throughout. The actor portraying Kevin does so with resplendence, charm and at times ferocity. His delivery is both powerful and emotive.

The lighting and sound is faultless and only enhance the performance, the audience reactions were spontaneous and they were taken with the highs and lows of the storyline.

This show is a perfect storm of absurdity, musical theatre and documentary that leaves the audience in an alternate world where the bizarre makes magical, heartening and moving sense.