2025 Audience Reviews

Company: Rainy Day Cabaret
Show: The Way Out Is Through
Venue: Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre

Healing

There are performances that entertain—and then there are those that reach into the silent, wounded spaces within us, gently offering a way back to wholeness. With no spoken words, this piece speaks volumes through music and movement, telling a story of violence, isolation, resilience, and ultimately, transformation. From the opening moment, the dancers’ bodies express truths that words often fail to contain. Their movements—tentative and fractured—reflect the heavy, isolating weight of trauma. But as the piece unfolds, so does the possibility of change. Through shifting repetition and gestures of connection, a quiet sense of healing begins to emerge. The score is an emotional current all its own. It carries the audience through a journey that does not shy away from the darkness, but refuses to remain trapped in it. The choreography mirrors this: individual struggles give way to collective strength; solitary suffering evolves into shared resilience. The message is unmistakable: the cycle ends here. This is a reclamation—a reminder that the only way out of suffering is through it. By the end, there’s a shared understanding in the room. Grief, yes—but also hope. Bring a tissue. You’ll need it not only for the sorrow this piece gently unearths, but for the unexpected joy of witnessing transformation.