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Growler

 
Darryl Jo Review by Darryl Jo 4 Published: 10 Aug 2023 Summerhall Show Dates: 2 Aug 2023-26 Aug 2023

Sprouting out from a geyser of the primordial soups o' being comes Growler – The 82-year old drum banging, shamanic vulva. But don't let the name or description fool you – she's anything but geriatric or menopausal.

Go in with an open mind (and heart) and you will leave with a fresh perspective on life

Growler is an elixir of truth in a seemingly lost world. It's a story about you – not her. She is the teacher and you are the student, so sit back and get ready to take some notes.

The show begins as you're plunged into darkness, in a cozy amphitheater filled with dense, ethereal fog, and out from a shimmering portal in the masonry appears Growler, wielding a mile high totem pole staff and a cart full of witchy pick 'n' mix. The mood is set – there's no going back now, and not that you'd want to.

An eruption of neat prose pours out from her lips (take your mind out of the gutter), and with each heart-drawn stanza spoken, she pulls you further, further, and further yet away from the world you once knew – making you question your very nature: Who am I? Where do I come from? Why am I here?

The story is that of an alchemical journey, guided by your friendly neighborhood shamanic vulva, taking you from your lowest state(s) of being (anger, violence, hatred, etc.) to your purest form and vibration, which is love – and it all starts with loving the person you know (or at least should know) best; YOURSELF.

Alchemy: The transmutation of base metal, or lead into gold – or so they'd have you believe. In actual fact, true alchemy is of an immaterial nature, and Growler takes it upon herself to reveal some forgotten ancient wisdom here – so listen carefully.

Growler is an unforgettable experience. Go in with an open mind (and heart) and you will leave with a fresh perspective on life. Growler (The 82-year old drum banging, shamanic vulva and not the play – c'mon, keep up!) is a resurrected healer of old, and she's here to take you on a journey of self-discovery; if you'd let her – so get out of your own way, and go pay your local Growler a visit.

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Growler is an 82-year-old, drum-banging shamanic vulva. She's wise as witches, with a tongue like a lash and a heart of gold. She'll take you on an alchemical, theatrical odyssey on her quest to 'heal the past to heal the future'. Through storytelling, spoken word, song and comedy, no stone is left unturned and no one is left behind. Confronting and adorable, blazing the streets with her message to 'love the eejit out of ourselves', Growler is an inferno at which we can remember our common humanity and warm the cockles of our collective heart.