Riki Lindhome, the American comedian and musician, brings her fertility journey to the stage in 'Dead Inside', a one-woman musical comedy now playing at London's Soho Theatre. The show chronicles her efforts to become a mother, blending wit and bittersweet emotion.
Lindhome's hour-long performance covers frozen embryos, failed IVF, seven surgeries in a year, and relationship breakups. She also recounts being deemed an 'undesirable candidate' for adoption due to her online presence, including songs from her duo Garfunkel and Oates.
The show features parodies, including a Disney princess number and a song asking 'will you be my bio-dad?'. Lindhome compares her eventual surrogate to a 'trash bag', highlighting the imperfect but necessary nature of surrogacy.
With a modest production style, Lindhome's show avoids self-indulgence, instead compelling audience engagement. It also raises awareness about withheld medical information that could have altered her path.
