AUSLAN: The performance on Thurs 29 May 2025, 7:30pm is AUSLAN Interpreted. If you require access to AUSLAN please purchase your tickets here.
Presented by:
Arts Centre Melbourne, Leah Shelton and Quiet Riot
Hysterical, hormonal, deluded, irrational ... Throughout history, women have been silenced, sidelined and pathologised by a simple label: "crazy".
BATSHIT is a wildly theatrical, darkly comic, and deeply intimate reckoning with the myths and misconceptions of female madness.
A requiem for Leah’s grandmother Gwen, who was incarcerated for seeking independence in 1960s Australia, BATSHIT draws on personal stories, in-depth research and pop culture to unpack how psychiatry has long been shaped by gender bias — past and present.
Created by Leah Shelton and directed by Olivier award-winning Ursula Martinez (UK), this one-woman tour-de-force tears apart the labels used to control and undermine women through razor-sharp wit, raw storytelling, and unflinching performance.
BATSHIT is dedicated to anyone who has ever been told to calm down, be quiet, or smile more.
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Running Times:
Times are approx. and subject to change at any time.
50 minutes
Tour Dates:
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Wed 28 May - Sun 1 June 2025
Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC