21—24 Sep
BATSHIT
Brisbane Festival and Metro Arts Present
Strapped in, belted up and dressed to kill.
World Premiere
"She’s off her trolley. Nuttier than a fruitcake. A couple of kangaroos loose in the top paddock”. Women have long been locked up, medicated, pathologized and silenced by a simple label - ‘crazy’.
BATSHIT is a wildly theatrical, unexpectedly funny, and deeply intimate interrogation of female madness. A requiem for Leah’s grandmother Gwen, BATSHIT draws on personal stories to explore the myths, fantasies and fears that keep us compliant, and the systems that let us down.
Created by the killer creative team behind BITCH ON HEAT and TERROR AUSTRALIS, this is the third solo work by psycho siren Leah Shelton, directed by Olivier award-winning performance artist Ursula Martinez (UK). Strapped in, belted up and dressed to kill, psycho siren Leah Shelton returns to the stage with a horror show of pop psychology, guttural physicality, and Prozac-laden humour.
By Leah Shelton
Creator/Performer Leah Shelton
Director Ursula Martinez
Sound Designer Kenneth Lyons
Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright
Conceptual Collaborators Christine Shelton, Lisa Fa'alafi & Daniel Evans
Video Design Grace Uther
Dramaturgical Consultant Saffron Benner
Choreographic Consultant Kate Harman
Set & Costume Designer Leah Shelton
Production Manager, Set Construction & AV Realiser Freddy Komp
Pre-recorded vocals Naomi Price & Hugh Parker
With thanks to Naomi Price, Nathan Sipthorpe, Jane Shelton, Tanya Martin, Chloe Greaves, Genoa Gela.
This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Developed with the assistance of Metro Arts.
Image by Joel Devereux.
Production Partners
Price
$38 - $45 + Booking fee
Times
Preview: Wed, 7:30pm
Matinee With Auslan Interpreter:
Sat, 2pm
Evenings:
Wed-Thur, 7:30pm
Fri, 7:30pm and 9:30pm
Sat, 7:30pm
Duration
50mins, no interval
Accessibility
Wheelchair access
Assistive listening systems available
Auslan interpreted events
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Autobiographical Theatre Workshop
Join BATSHIT performer and director Ursula Martinez for a half-day workshop, Be Yourself: Developing Autobiographical Theatre.
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Leah Shelton
Psycho-siren Leah Shelton creates stylized, guttural, renegade feminist work soaked in cult references and dark humour.
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