Theatre

  • Fringe Festival

Colin Ebsworth - Me, My Cult & I

The incredible true story of life, family and the cult that brought it all together

Performer Colin Ebsworth as a child on a polaroid photograph, taped to a table and covered in some gold star stickers. Colin is dressed in a yellow school polo shirt and is standing in front of a religious offering table.
A man wearing all while with a long chain necklace, sits in front of a wall of plants. He doesn't wear shoes, only socks are seen, he has his hands clasped together in front of him and is looking out to something off camera.
A man wearing a white tshirt stands on a stage talking into a microphone. There is a black curtain and wire fence behind him.
Past Event
Performer Colin Ebsworth as a child on a polaroid photograph, taped to a table and covered in some gold star stickers. Colin is dressed in a yellow school polo shirt and is standing in front of a religious offering table.
A man wearing all while with a long chain necklace, sits in front of a wall of plants. He doesn't wear shoes, only socks are seen, he has his hands clasped together in front of him and is looking out to something off camera.
A man wearing a white tshirt stands on a stage talking into a microphone. There is a black curtain and wire fence behind him.

  • Performed by: Colin Ebsworth

Colin Ebsworth was raised in a cult.

His parents were matched in a mass wedding in Madison Square Garden, New York in the 80's by a South Korean man who said he was Jesus Christ.

This is a story about his life, family, and the cult that brought it all together.

*Critics Choice Weekly Winner FRINGE WORLD 2022*
"Refreshing, real, comical, raw, cathartic and captivating" ★★★★★ Fourth Wall Media, 2022
"A moving, honest, and hilarious portrayal of what it is to be human" ★★★★½ FringeFeed, 2023
"Stunningly poignant, raw and honest" ★★★★½ The University of Adelaide, 2023
"A show worth seeing" ★★★★½ Hifi Way, 2023
"A masterclass of storytelling" Broadsheet, 2023

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