Past Event

21—24 Sep

Brisbane Festival and Metro Arts Present

BATSHIT

BATSHIT

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


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

Sold Out

Where

Metro Arts ›
West Village
97 Boundary Street,
West End QLD 4101

Getting Here

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

Assistive listening systems available

Auslan interpreted events

Important Info

Suitable for ages 14+

Warnings: This work references mental illness and institutionalised medical treatment. It also contains occasional coarse language, sexual references, haze/smoke effects, loud sounds, bright lighting flashes and strobe lighting effects.

If you or someone you know needs information or support, these organisations are here to help:

Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
Q Life: 1800 184 527
Lifeline: 13 11 14

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Brave, beautiful and furious work... One of Australia’s most courageous female artists.

Sometimes Melbourne

They come along once in a blue moon. Shows that stop you dead in your tracks. Simply magnificent … don’t think I’ve ever seen an audience so totally gobsmacked.

Seesaw Magazine

Doesn’t waste a single moment - a transfixing combination of fierce intellect, intense presence and bold physical comedy.

The Age

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

Leah Shelton

Psycho-siren Leah Shelton creates stylized, guttural, renegade feminist work soaked in cult references and dark humour.


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How to get there

Metro Arts ›
West Village
97 Boundary Street,
West End QLD 4101

Getting Here

Brisbane Festival expresses deep respect to and acknowledges the First People of this Country.