They Cut You Open

‘Right now, you’re a bikini beach babe, six pack, tan, but that’s all going to change’.

Leyla’s life is turned upside down when she is diagnosed with end-stage renal failure right before the COVID-19 pandemic. As she stitches the pieces of her life together, she realises that some scars aren’t just skin deep.

At times funny, gut-wrenching and reflective, this solo show explores Leyla’s journey through transplant, grief, explosive awakenings and waiting for the call.