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Tell Me Where Home Is (I'm Starting to Forget)

 
James Macfarlane Review by James Macfarlane 5 Published: 8 Aug 2025 theSpace @ Symposium Hall Show Dates: 11 Aug 2025-16 Aug 2025

As Michael DeBartolo glides on to the stage to Over the Rainbow in a Dorothy dress and red ruby trainers, the room lights up. It is a natural charisma that instantly puts a smile on everyone’s face. You might say he had us at “hello”.

An absolute triumph

His coming-of-age story is spilled all over the stage as he recounts tale after tale. From a very unkosher incident with a Kevin Bacon VHS to making love over the phone with straight crushes, this show delves into the messy, explicit and camp personal journey of DeBartolo.

After witnessing this powerhouse performance, the titular question has an easy answer for Michael DeBartolo: his home is on the stage. An emotional third act leads to an absolute corker of a finale that had several jaws on the floor. Let us hope this plays to bigger, fuller rooms because this show is an absolute triumph.

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Glinda the good witch is full of shit! We never had the power to go home all along… or did we? From licking Jessica Rabbit’s tits on the TV screen to falling head over heels for his straight best friend, Michael DeBartolo takes you through the pubescent anguish of his formative years, a journey that exposes the dark recesses of the queer mind. Will he ever learn that home isn't somewhere over the rainbow?