Femmural

01/10/2025

SHE'S THE HITCHCOCK BLONDE FROM HELL

Griselda von Fistenberg - forgotten Hollywood star.
She's been out of the spotlight after a terrible fall down the cellar steps. And yet there is a person standing before us, she says she's Griselda, she talks like Griselda, she's even wearing one of her old gowns, she is many things... but most of all, she is an ACTRESS.

In an eldritch cabaret set deep in a basement, witness a whirlwind ride through the phenomenon of star worship.

Think a performance by the likes of Judy, Marilyn, Joan, Bette, Liz T, Liza, Ethel and King Kong, but put in a blender then drunk on ice. Featuring sensational stories, bizarre motifs and mangled covers of karaoke classics, It's glamour, It's grime, it's a show you're going to want to tell your therapist about.

In an eldritch cabaret set deep in a basement, witness a whirlwind ride through the phenomenon of star worship. Think a performance by the likes of Judy, Marilyn, Joan, Bette, Liz T, Liza, Ethel and King Kong, but put in a blender then drunk on ice. Featuring sensational stories, bizarre motifs and mangled covers of karaoke classics, It’s glamour, It’s grime, it’s a show you’re going to want to tell your therapist about. It’s ACTRESS

Created by: Murdoch Keane

In collaboration with: Ozzy Breen Carr

Directed by: Brandon Armstrong

Costumes by: Fynn Hanson Stevens

Co-produced by: Rosa Albett-Johnstone

Presented by: Femmural Productions & Resistant Productions

Showing from 15th - 19th of October at Fringe Festival Hub: Trades Hall 54 Victoria St, Carlton

BUY TICKETS HERE
https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/actress -book-now

24/09/2024

22/09/2024

A PHYSICAL THEATRE RIDE!
Week one of our season is done, only 5 more chances to catch DREDGE before it’s gone! Thank you to everyone who has come to see our show so far, we appreciate all the lovely things you have taken away from your experience and it’s a constant joy to hear what you felt.

It’s not too late to catch this week’s shows, Tickets are available here:
https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2024/dredge

15/09/2024

OPENING NIGHT MOVING QUICK
DREDGE is bumping in as we speak! While you are getting your tickets, have a look at what these performers are doing! This show is unlike anything else you will see this year.

DREDGE - 18-28 September - Theatre Works
Tickets available here: https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2024/dredge

11/09/2024

WE OPEN NEXT WEEK! With just under a week till we open, it’s time we give you a preview into DREDGE. We have been working tirelessly to bring this show to life, and now it’s nearly time to welcome you into an experience unlike anything else.DREDGE - 19 - 28 of September - Theatre WorksTickets Available in our bio or Theatre Works.Face the ugly. Find the beautiful.Under the audience’s microscope on a petri dish, a group of seven organisms undergo prodding, pulling and tearing by a presence unknown and unseen. Dynamic and explosive, what will they dredge up about the world around them and will they be recognizable by the end?

25/08/2024

📍A New Visceral Theatre Experience is coming to Melbourne this September!
DREDGE

Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dredge-tickets-774951991267

Face the ugly. Find the beautiful.
Under the audience's microscope on a petri dish, a group of seven organisms undergo prodding, pulling and tearing by a presence unknown and unseen.
Dynamic and explosive, what will they dredge up about the world around them and will they be recognizable by the end?

Led by an ensemble of boundary breaking artists, DREDGE merges natural and human made systems, shaping this raw and visceral physical theatre experience. Movement, embellished verbatim text, evocative sound and ambitious lighting converge in a meditation that defies convention. A full-bodied dialogue discussing the systems of nature, patriarchy and consumerism, and how they are ever self-perpetuating. What is our role in these systems?
Developed by Femmural with support from The Anchor Theatre Company, DREDGE sets to examine a world that continuously takes, and questions whether we can learn from our natural world's balanced reciprocity.

Music:
Filmed and edited: .arm

19/08/2024

📍A New Visceral Theatre Experience is coming to Melbourne this September!
DREDGE

Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dredge-tickets-774952121657?aff=oddtdtcreator

Face the ugly. Find the beautiful.
Under the audience's microscope on a petri dish, a group of seven organisms undergo prodding, pulling and tearing by a presence unknown and unseen. Dynamic and explosive, what will they dredge up about the world around them and will they be recognizable by the end?

Led by an ensemble of boundary breaking artists, DREDGE merges natural and human made systems, shaping this raw and visceral physical theatre experience. Movement, embellished verbatim text, evocative sound and ambitious lighting converge in a meditation that defies convention.

11/08/2024

Our amazing past colloborator katie cawthorne dropped past last month to give us a butoh workshop in preparation for DREDGE! Unleashing raw emotion and transformative movements we are Grateful for this bodied experience that pushed our boundaries and reconnected us with this form.

01/08/2024

DREDGE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!
Tickets on sale here: https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2024/dredge

FACE THE UGLY FIND THE BEAUTIFUL

Under the audience's microscope on a petri dish, a group of seven organisms undergo prodding, pulling and tearing by a presence unknown and unseen. Dynamic and explosive, what will they dredge up about the world around them and will they be recognizable by the end?

Led by an ensemble of boundary breaking artists, DREDGE merges natural and human made systems, shaping this raw and visceral physical theatre experience. Movement, embellished verbatim text, evocative sound and ambitious lighting converge in a meditation that defies convention. A full-bodied dialogue discussing the systems of nature, patriarchy and consumerism, and how they are ever self-perpetuating. What is our role in these systems?
Developed by Femmural with support from The Anchor Theatre Company, DREDGE sets to examine a world that continuously takes, and questions whether we can learn from our natural world's balanced reciprocity.

Music:
Filmed and edited: .arm

30/06/2024

THE HOME STRETCH!
This is it everybody, the final stretch and last chance to donate and become one of DREDGE's backers. To everyone who has already taken the plunge, we appreciate every one of you and feel so honoured in your financial trust in not only the show, but us as creatives!
What will happen in the next 24 hours? That is something we will leave in your hands

LINK TO DONATE:
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn000005taeH/dredge

Face the ugly. Find the beautiful.
Under the audience's microscope on a petri dish, a group of seven organisms undergo prodding, pulling and tearing by a presence unknown and unseen. Dynamic and explosive, what will they dredge up about the world around them and will they be recognizable by the end?

13/06/2024

18 DAYS LEFT TO DONATE!
We are getting to the pointy end of our fundraiser. With 1/5 of our target met, now is a better time than any to help us reach our goal!

We are seeking support from backers to bring our companies artistic visions to life. Donations will be used to help:
- Cover insurance
- Achieve our set design goals.
- Allow us to research accessibility options and implement them effectively.
- Allow us to extend our outreach with more effective marketing.

Remember anything over $2 is tax deductible, a little incentive for those who celebrate eofy!

Link to donate:
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn000005taeH/dredge