Aleksandr Popov "Why I Stayed ...? A Gothi Review of Life"

12.07.2023 - a date that was supposed to be my last encounter with this world of misery and dark shenanigans played by life on a "talking ape". Funny thing - I experienced the "outer body" experience - I had the presence of mind to write the farewell note and absorb the decadence of it all at the same time. Yet, after the note was done I couldn't really figure out where to go next …

My goal is to talk to my "self" and tell it the story of insecurities and prejudices I had before my life turned to shambles. I tried so hard to spiral down into the abyss that I completely forgot to take a moment and live. It was finding myself staring down the abyss that I suddenly got reminded of all the idiotic happenings and circumstances that led me to this moment - inability to grieve properly for my father, first serious relationship that ended in a heartbreak, bad financial decisions made on the spur of the moment out of desperation, etc.

“Why I Stayed …? A Gothic Review of Life” is born from the moment I chose to say goodbye — to a life that once felt impossible to keep holding onto. I was on the verge of losing my home, my body was breaking down, and my mind was a storm of regrets from futures that never happened. I wanted to leave. And I watched myself—like an uninvited guest—caught in the battle between body and mind, quietly taking steps toward the end. But somehow… I stayed. I guess I wanted to see the alternative ending after all.

Genre: Comedy
Pre-booking: £7.00
From: 31 July 2025-24 August 2025, except the 12th
Duration: 60 minutes
Venue: Just The Tonic at the Caves
Subvenue: Just The Spare Room

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