manic pixie meltdown

By Thea Jade

Teddy is furious with the ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ trope. Convinced it's a dangerous concept, she embarks on a darkly comedic crusade to take it down.

Fed up with being romanticised for her neurodivergence, she tries to get her ragtag support group – fellow Questacon employees – on side with her plan: eradicate the trope altogether by eliminating its most prominent examples - the manic pixie dream girls themselves.

But her mission spirals into self-examination as they grapple with where the stereotype ends and their genuine selves begin. Can she reclaim agency over her identity, or will her quest to dismantle Hollywood take a monstrous turn?

Banding together for murder and chaos, manic pixie meltdown is led by an all-neurodivergent AFAB main cast, director and writer.

Written by Thea Jade
Directed by Karina Young
Mentored by Jules Orcullo

SCHEDULE:
Wednesday April 2nd - 6:30pm
Saturday April 5th - 2pm (AUSLAN interpreted)
Thursday 10th - 6:30pm
Saturday April 12th - 2pm

Performed as part of the ArtsLab: Reverb festival of new work, from Sydney's most exciting emerging artists. With daring new performance works spanning installation, theatre, puppetry, music, cabaret and comedy - this year's ArtsLab is an exciting blend of young voices, ready to return to Shopfront in Carlton.

Tickets:

Adult $25 / Concession $20 / Shopfront/Playwave Member $15

INDUSTRY NIGHT - Saturday 5th April (REGISTER FOR FREE HERE)
EMERGING ARTIST NIGHT - Saturday 12th April (REGISTER FOR FREE HERE)

AUSLAN INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE - Saturday 5th April

Presented by Shopfront Arts Co-op

Image by Joshua Morris