GOODBYE

Aim

Raising funds to stage GOODBYE, a darkly comic Colombian hit about life, death and unexpected love, at Brixton House, London this September.

Our Story

William Holloway has tried everything to end his life. Poison past its use-by date. A balcony jump that killed someone else. A Sunday wrist-slitting interrupted by his mother. Now he's at Goodbye — London's first assisted suicide clinic — and all that stands between him and a dignified death is a receptionist called Vivi, a mountain of paperwork, and something neither of them expected.

GOODBYE is a darkly comic, deeply human play about connection, love and what it truly means to be alive. It asks the questions most of us are afraid to ask — through laughter, through tears, and through two people who find each other in the most unlikely of places.

Where it comes from

GOODBYE was written by Colombian playwright Alejandra Chamorro Cuevas. In Colombia, it has sold over 3,800 tickets, enjoyed three sold-out seasons, run at the National Theatre of Colombia, won the Audience Favourite award at the ESO VI Awards and been published by Planeta Editorial, one of Latin America's leading publishers.

Now, for the first time, it is coming to the UK — in English — and we need your help to make it happen.

Who we are

I am Monica Lopera, a Colombian actress, producer and adaptor, based in London for nearly two decades. You may have seen me in The Hijacking of Flight 601 (Netflix), Killing Eve or Borgia. This is my first time producing, and I have never been more certain about anything in my life.

Performing alongside me is Samuel Anderson — beloved by British audiences as Danny Pink in Doctor Who, Fingers in Gavin & Stacey, and currently starring in the BBC comedy Amandaland. Samuel connected with this story immediately and has been part of this journey from the very beginning.

Our director is Miguel Torres Umba — a Colombian director based in London with two decades of experience across immersive theatre, international touring and screen, including work with Secret Cinema, Disney Imagineering and Paramount Studios.

Together we are a Colombian director, a Colombian actress and a British actor of Jamaican heritage — all brought together by a story that proves connection has no nationality.

Why this matters

We are living through a loneliness epidemic. People are more digitally connected than ever and more emotionally isolated than ever. Suicide is still spoken about in whispers, still wrapped in shame. GOODBYE walks into that silence — not with solemnity, but with humour, warmth and radical honesty.

We are also working to partner with mental health charities so that every performance opens a real conversation, not just an artistic one.

And for us, this is personal. Latin American stories are too rarely seen on British stages. We are here to change that — starting with this play, in this city, with this team.

We need you

None of us is new to this industry. Between us, we have decades of experience across stage and screen, on Broadway and in Hollywood, at the National Theatre and on Netflix. But starting something new — telling a story for the very first time in a new country, in a new language, to a new audience — is hard. No matter who you are or what you have done before, every beginning needs people who believe in it.

We are asking you to be those people. Not just as supporters, but as part of this story. Because GOODBYE is ultimately about connection — and building this production from the ground up, with the help of people who care, feels like exactly the right way to bring it to life.

The Vision

GOODBYE will close the Brixton House Housemates Festival in September 2026 as a work in progress. Our ambition is to bring it to a full London run in 2027 and beyond.

Where the money will go

Every contribution goes directly towards making this production the best it can possibly be:

Director and producer fees — ensuring our creative team can dedicate themselves fully to the work. Lighting and production design — creating the visual world of GOODBYE on stage, PR campaign — making sure the right people see this show and that we sell every single seat. Production costs — everything from rehearsals to technical equipment to costumes.

Why now

This is just the beginning. But beginnings need fuel.

Every contribution — no matter the size — helps us bring this Colombian story to British stages, open conversations that matter, and prove that the most human stories are always the most universal ones.

If you have ever felt lonely, disconnected or unseen — this play is for you.

Thank you for being part of it.

With love, Monica, Samuel and the GOODBYE team 🤍

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 11th August 2026 at 1:33pm