I'll Be with You in a Minute

A stunning show! Beautifully written, acted, directed, composed and produced. I felt teary before it even started, but I also laughed lots too. Natalie's emotions have such scale and fluidity that propel the story forward. 85 minutes flew by! I was completely absorbed. I love this artist's brain. I'm a better person for having seen this show.... full review

“I’ll Be With You in a Minute” is a captivating show about all the emotions we go through when a loved one is diagnosed with a disease, specifically a mother with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Natalie portrays the whole range from shock, anger, sadness, fear, and frustration to optimism, hope, and humor with an incredible sense of depth, honesty, and vulnerability. She has used some light-hearted moments to make for a very entertaining show that is also informative about the neurological aspects of Alzheimer’s. I especially enjoyed her showing the video of her as a young child with her Mom’s voice as it allows us a moment to feel the incredible love she grew up with. Natalie’s Mom would be incredibly proud of not only this show and her accomplish... full review

I was totally blown away by this play. It is incredible. Natalie keeps you very focused and engaged the entire time. She takes on a really painful subject - losing her mom slowly to a terrible brain disease - and lets you cry as you feel her deep sadness but also gives you some release with her humor, so you can laugh deeply. The story of how this young woman is managing her feelings, her mom's health care, trying to still live a life of a young woman in her 20s gives you a lot of reflect on about the fragility of life and time and what it means to be human. ... full review

I'll Be With You In A Minute has restored my belief in the visceral necessity of live performance. The self-effacement with which Grove delivers what is otherwise a heartbreaking tale of that most sacred of bonds - parent & child, being stolen cruelly by an unrelenting, incurable disease, had me both laughing uncontrollably and sobbing quietly, biting my hand so that I didn't dare disrupt from the breathtaking performance I was witnessing. Elegantly and simply directed, with a minimum of stage business and technical aspects, this show rests squarely on the dynamic shoulders of Natalie Grove, and is all the better for it. For lack of a better word, I was gobsmacked. I can only hope this production is seen far and wide. Bravo to the producer, ... full review

It is no wonder that we the audience leapt to our feet at the end of Natalie Grove's "I'll Be With You In A Minute". Incredibly moving, riddled with depth and internal conflict. A beautifully accurate portrayal of the human condition as we struggle with change and the harsher elements of reality, while still finding those profound moments of joy and love within the fray. All the elements felt cohesive and supportive of the overall theme— the direction, sound, and production elements all working together to highlight the thoughtful writing and performance. Grounded, vulnerable, and wonderfully rooted in truth. Bravo!... full review

A devastatingly beautiful account of a young woman's caregiving journey of her (young, especially for an Alzheimer's diagnosis) Mother's Alzheimer's/dementia diagnosis. Heartbreaking, yet funny, and then heartbreaking again. Natalie is simply gorgeous on that stage and in her vulnerability.... full review

Tender, honest, poetic and poignant. This play offered a behind the scenes look at a story that is so often experienced and yet so rarely told in such a beautiful way. Natalie gives an incredibly natural and powerful performance - guiding the audience ever so gently up and down the rollercoaster of being a young caretaker for a parent with Alzheimer’s. Each moment felt new and often I forgot I was sitting in an audience and not on her couch as a friend as she walked through moments of humor right after heavy realizations from her current reality. This play deserves to continue and travel around as I believe it to be something truly unique and special. This is only the beginning for such a breakout star! BRAVO TO THE ENTIRE TEAM! ... full review

Natalie Grove is such an incredible playwright and storyteller, and her one woman show, I'll Be With You In A Minute, is one not to miss. There's a wonderful blend of elements from lighting, staging and sound, to her physicalities that grants us such insight into her emotional journey dealing with her mother's early onset Alzheimer's. And director, Terra Mackintoch is masterful in creating a huge world within the smallest of spaces, and offered such grace in bringing Natalie's world into one that we wanted to fully embrace.... full review

"I’ll Be With You in a Minute," is an unflinchingly raw and profoundly moving exploration of love, loss, and the relentless creep of uncontrollable anxiety. The narrative is poignantly honest, revealing the struggle of witnessing a parent’s decline into dementia—a term Grove chooses over Alzheimer’s to somehow soften the blow. This choice alone speaks volumes about the human need to protect ourselves from the full impact of such devastating realities. ... full review

A brilliantly acted, written and directed one woman show!... full review