A passionate counter to the saccharine stories we are told are the norms... Love, anger, frustration and a need to speak out radiate throughout Wrest. It’s a cry from the heart. Renee Liang, Theatreview

Wrest

At a bus stop late at night, at the scene of a violent crime, a woman watches herself split in two, her life ending and beginning at once. In the witching hour, when monsters are born, an uncanny doppelgänger emerges as the original woman mysteriously disappears. Stalked by detectives seeking answers, the doppelgänger hunts visions of her original self, determined to rebuild.

By day the doppelgänger hides out in her home. At night she enters the coat check of a subterranean nightclub. Pulling on the costumes of other lives, she visits versions of herself from the past and future, gathering clues about what really happened at that bus stop.

Wrest is a surreal crime thriller set in a neo-noir world, a mystery unveiling the monstrosity and mundanity of early motherhood.

A ferociously physical collision of theatre, dance and cinematic imagery, Wrest combines Red Leap's transformative approach to visual storytelling with contemporary dance and martial arts choreography.

Enigmatic, surreal, hyper-stylized, and genre-busting, Wrest intertwines visceral body horror with profound empathy, challenging traditional storytelling boundaries and pervasive cultural narratives about motherhood.

On a personal note, as a new mum myself, I found Wrest to be real, relatable, and moving. The work sheds light on the parts of becoming a mother that people tend not to speak about. Aside from the thematics, it is simply a wonderfully crafted work in all aspects. Nicole Wilkie, Theatreview

Cast

Ariāna Osborne

Sharvon Mortimer

Shadon Meredith

Louise Jiang

Tama Jarman

Olivia McGregor