Circus

  • Fringe Festival

B.L.I.P.S.

A wild ride of real-life circus psychosis, acrobatic madness, hula-hoop hope and radical resilience.

A close up shot of a performer doing a back handspring. She is in a backbend shape halfway through doing this skill. There is a redish tinge around the image and she is wearing a one piece costume that is inspired by a hospital gown/straight jacket.
A person is lying on the ground with her arms out looking up. Her body is covered from her shoulders with a teal coloured sheet that is draping across her and the ground.
A performer is doing a handstand with her legs slightly apart. She is holding onto long canes that poke out of a hospital bed. She is behind a thin white projection screen and she is wearing white socks and a one piece costume.
Past Event

Image Credit: Peter Tsimop

A close up shot of a performer doing a back handspring. She is in a backbend shape halfway through doing this skill. There is a redish tinge around the image and she is wearing a one piece costume that is inspired by a hospital gown/straight jacket.
A person is lying on the ground with her arms out looking up. Her body is covered from her shoulders with a teal coloured sheet that is draping across her and the ground.
A performer is doing a handstand with her legs slightly apart. She is holding onto long canes that poke out of a hospital bed. She is behind a thin white projection screen and she is wearing white socks and a one piece costume.

  • Performed by: Margot Mansfield

  • Directed by: Jess Love

  • Presented by: 5 Feet Under & Love is the Drug

Have you ever had insomnia? Thought you were telepathic? Or believed you were Jesus incarnate? Margot Mansfield has, and this is her story.

At 19, she began experiencing Brief Limited Intermittent Psychotic Symptoms. B.L.I.P.S. is a touching retelling about the chaos of psychosis, told through beautiful imagery, physical feats, lip-sync, home videos and circus virtuosity. A peek through the beautiful lens of batshit crazy. Performed and co-written by award-winning Margot Mansfield. Directed and co-written by acclaimed, multi-award winning, circus luminary Jess Love.

'Humorous...heartbreaking...alarming...conveying the manic highs and lows through expert physicality.' ☆☆☆☆☆ - Upside Adelaide

'Humour is skilfully woven throughout...Incredibly engaging...moving and insightful.' ☆☆☆☆1/2 - Mindshare

'Remarkable...engaging...one-of-a-kind physical theatre experience.' ☆☆☆☆ - InDaily