Batshit
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Throughout history, women have been silenced, sidelined, and pathologized by a simple label: “crazy”
Batshit is a wildly theatrical, darkly comic, and deeply intimate reckoning with the myths and misconceptions of female madness. It draws on personal stories, in-depth research and pop culture, tearing apart the labels used to control and undermine women. This one-woman show uses razor-sharp wit, raw storytelling, and unflinching performance to unpack how psychiatry has been shaped by gender bia
Batshit is a wildly theatrical, darkly comic, and deeply intimate reckoning with the myths and misconceptions of female madness. It draws on personal stories, in-depth research and pop culture, tearing apart the labels used to control and undermine women. This one-woman show uses razor-sharp wit, raw storytelling, and unflinching performance to unpack how psychiatry has been shaped by gender bia
Upcoming Performances
- Wednesday, 11 February 2026 7:30 pm
- Thursday, 12 February 2026 7:30 pm
- Friday, 13 February 2026 7:30 pm
- Saturday, 14 February 2026 2:00 pm
- Saturday, 14 February 2026 7:30 pm
Sunday, 15 February 2026 2:00 pm
Playwright
- Leah Shelton, Christine Shelton, Ursula Martinez
Director
- Ursula Martinez
Genre
- Solo Theatre
Cast
- Leah Shelton
Warnings/Triggers
Recommended for ages 14+
This work references mental illness, institutionalised medical treatment, ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) and grief. It also contains occasional coarse language, sexual references, a moment of audience interaction, haze/smoke effects, loud noises, bright lighting flashes, strobe lighting effects, full blackout.
This work references mental illness, institutionalised medical treatment, ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) and grief. It also contains occasional coarse language, sexual references, a moment of audience interaction, haze/smoke effects, loud noises, bright lighting flashes, strobe lighting effects, full blackout.
