Ball & Other Funny Stories about Cancer - Paperback

by Brian Lobel (Author)

Unexpected, quirky and provocative, BALL & Other Funny Stories About Cancer is a unique collection of performances about illness and the changing body over time.

Documenting a trilogy of Brian Lobel's monologue performances from 2001-2011, this collection challenges the inspirational stories of survivors and martyrs that have come before, infusing the 'cancer story' with an urgency and humour which is sometimes inappropriate, often salacious and always, above all else, honest and open.

Published together for the first time, this collection of performances goes beyond the chemotherapy to include reflections on politics, sexuality and gender, providing cancer - and cancer narratives - with a much-deserved kick in the ball(s).

Author Biography

Brian Lobel creates performances about bodies and how they are watched, policed, poked, prodded, and loved by others. Brian has shown work in a range of contexts, from medical schools to galleries, cabarets to museums and has toured BALL worldwide. He received a 2008 Wellcome Trust Arts Award for Fun With Cancer Patients & a grant from the Jerwood Charitable Foundation for Carpe Minuta Prima in 2010. Brian is a Teaching Associate at Queen Mary, University of London, a Supported Artist at The Basement in Brighton and an Associate Artist for Clod Ensemble's Performing Medicine.