How Bono Saved my Life (Three Times)-Winnipeg Fringe 2026
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"Hearing that song for the first time stopped me dead in my tracks and I wondered how this person I had never met knew the contents of my heart."
Long-time Fringe reviewer and first-time performer Sonya Ballantyne can recall three instances where she was close to ending her life: at age 13, at age 22, and most recently at age 37. Each time, something stopped her and that something was her obsession with the Irish band U2, specifically Bono.
But how can a Catholic white man from Dublin know the heart of a Cree girl from the Rez?
Follow Sonya's journey from the Rez to the Las Vegas Sphere and see how Bono saved her life (three times).
Written and Performed by Sonya Ballantyne
Directed by Emily King
Stage Manager: Erica Wilson
Sam Benjamin as Henry Rollins
Long-time Fringe reviewer and first-time performer Sonya Ballantyne can recall three instances where she was close to ending her life: at age 13, at age 22, and most recently at age 37. Each time, something stopped her and that something was her obsession with the Irish band U2, specifically Bono.
But how can a Catholic white man from Dublin know the heart of a Cree girl from the Rez?
Follow Sonya's journey from the Rez to the Las Vegas Sphere and see how Bono saved her life (three times).
Written and Performed by Sonya Ballantyne
Directed by Emily King
Stage Manager: Erica Wilson
Sam Benjamin as Henry Rollins
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Where is it happening?
Club 200, 187 Garry St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1G7, Canada
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Host or PublisherSonya Ballantyne
