About BATSHIT
This Edinburgh Fringe First winning daring, poignant and witty one-woman show rips the lid off the myths of female madness.
Fresh from an award-winning run at Edinburgh Fringe, psycho-siren Leah Shelton’s acclaimed work BATSHIT, directed by Olivier award-winning Ursula Martinez, is a powerful reckoning with the myths and misconceptions of female madness.
A theatrical gut-punch inspired by her grandmother’s incarceration for seeking independence in 1960s Australia, 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.
Winner – Scotsman Fringe First & Mental Health Foundation Fringe Awards at Edinburgh Fringe 2024.
Creative Captioning is embedded within all performances of BATSHIT. Creative Captioning includes open captions every performance, displaying dialogue and describing sound as part of the stage design.
Why we think you should see it
"After seeing this amazing production at Edinburgh last year and loving it, we are thrilled and proud to be one of only a handful of UK dates this Autumn for Batshit, from award winning International artist Leah Shelton.
Its staging is technically and visually punchy and beautiful and Shelton’s amazing physicality and storytelling prowess make for a potent production. Its narrative is urgent and relevant. This is an enigmatic performance that should not be missed."
Gemma Curtis, Head of Programming at WTM
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Photographer Credit: Joel Devereux