My gills are clogged with ink and I am drowning. Finally. About time.

Different every night - a show of fireworks or perhaps self-immolation. An unstoppable flow of lava. A dinner party. A car crash. Or something beautiful. From a pit of snakes that bite differently because they are questions, squirming over each other, demanding answers, I write to tell you - I don't know anything.

A snap shot, a blurred and out of focus ultrasound, a smudged impression. A faltering and a fumbling. I promise to try my best. To leave everything on stage. I'll be honest with you: Th-th-th-th-that's all folks!

The final part of a trilogy of shows which began with Ten Ways to Die On Stage, and continued at Mayfest 09 with The Middle Bit. Edward Rapley is a Bristol-based performer, Arnolfini Associate Artist and member of residence.org.uk

Image by Alex Bertram-Powell