Created and performed by LEAH SHELTON Directed by URSULA MARTINEZ
BATSHIT
‘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, pathologised and silenced by a simple label - ‘crazy’.
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BATSHIT is a wildly theatrical, unexpectedly funny, and deeply intimate story of female madness. Created by psycho-siren Leah Shelton (AU) and directed by Olivier award-winning performance artist Ursula Martinez (UK), this is a requiem for Leah’s grandmother Gwen, who was incarcerated for seeking independence in 1960s Australia.
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BATSHIT draws on personal stories, pop psychology and Prozac-laden humour to explore the myths, fantasies and fears that keep us compliant, and the systems that let us down.
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REVIEWS
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★★★★★ 'Weaves together meticulous research and an incisive exploration of how gender influences psychiatric medicine.' - The Age
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★★★★★ 'Moving and thought-provoking visual theatre that’s also terrific fun' - The Age
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★★★★★ 'This show has the production values, and Shelton’s performance has the polish, of a work ready for international tour.' - The Age
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“A deeply researched and considered piece ... Shelton is captivating.” - Theatre Haus
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'Intense, funny, and confronting' - Backstreet Brisbane
​​PRODUCTION CREDITS
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Writer and Performer: Leah Shelton
Director: Ursula Martinez (she/they)
Touring Co-Producer & Agent: Linda Catalano (she/her)
Story Consultant, Voiceover: Christine Shelton (she/her)
Sound Design: Kenneth Lyons (he/him)
Lighting Design: Jason Glenwright (he/him)
Production & Stage Manager, Set Co-Design, Live feed, Projection & Video Systems Design: Freddy Komp (he/him)
Video content: Grace Uther (she/her)
Conceptual Collaborator: Daniel Evans (he/him)
Conceptual Collaborator: Lisa Fa’alafi (she/her)
Dramaturgical Consultant: Saffron Benner (she/her)
Choreographic Consultant: Kate Harman (she/her)
Vocals (Get Happy)Naomi: Price (she/her)
Voiceover (Doctor): Hugh Parker (he/him)​​​​​
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