After the death of a close friend, twenty-two-year-old Evie appoints herself a trainee death doula at her cousin’s eccentric Death Café—guiding strangers through their final days with music, glitter, and questionable advice. But as she plans “perfect” deaths for others, Evie discovers that grief doesn’t follow a script—and neither does dying. Funny, tender, and chaotically musical, Please Don’t Die? is a one-woman show about love, denial, and the delicate balance of being there at the end.
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
