The Last Song is a powerful, intimate theatrical experience that blends music, storytelling, and visual drama into a haunting exploration of choice, love, and mortality. At its heart is a solitary mariachi performer who, at the most critical moment of his life, chose his songs over the woman he loved. Now, as time runs out and death draws near, he is left with nothing but his voice – and the echoes of the life he might have lived.

Performed and written by Eduardo Enríkez, the show fuses the passion of traditional mariachi with a contemporary theatrical edge. Through music, memory, and confession, the audience is drawn into a world where each song reveals a fragment of the past: moments of joy, regret, pride, and longing. The performance is both deeply personal and universally resonant, asking what we sacrifice in pursuit of our art, and whether redemption is ever truly within reach.

Visually rich and emotionally charged, The Last Song creates an atmosphere that is at once fiery and intimate, with striking imagery and a soundscape that lingers long after the final note. It is a story about the cost of devotion – to music, to passion, to self – and the quiet, often painful reckoning that follows.

This is not just a performance; it is a final confession, a farewell, and a question left hanging in the air: when everything is stripped away, what remains?

SHOW INFORMATION
Venue: Braw Venues @ Hill Street – Venue 41
Stage: Dunedin
Dates: 7-16
Ticket Price £14 (£12)
Time: 18:30
Length: 45min

AUDIENCES QUOTES

Eduardo Enrikez’s multilayered performance that has you laughing then breaks your heart.
Cynthia Dane, Actress

A one-man show is a real act of courage, and Enrikez carried the whole journey with presence and imagination. I loved the uniqueness of the piece – both physically on stage and metaphorically in its storytelling. Beautiful work.
Jordi Caballero, Dancer & choreographer

Eduardo Enrikez’s outstanding performance under the skillful, keen and inspiring direction of Denise Blasor, takes us on a colorful sarape weaved in old songs and memories.
Carlos Gutierrez, Professor & Actor

Simple & full of heart. Beautiful, strong direction by Blasor. Enrikez performance truly captivated the viewer. People were mesmerized.
Alex Jimenez, Actress & Writer

Enrikez was riveting and so engaged and attached to every moment. His storytelling allowed the audience to be at ease to hear each moment.
Maura Hanlin Smith, Writer & Actress

What a wonderful and moving theater experience!!!! Mesmerizing and marvelous performance of Eduardo Enrikez. My wife, our friend and I were in tears at the end and I suspect most of the audience was wiping tears too. BRAVO Eduardo and to Director Denise Blasor.
Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, International Harp Star