Circus

B.L.I.P.S.

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

$32.00
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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.

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

About Love is the Drug

Presented by 5 Feet Under and Love is the Drug

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Age suitability: MA15+

  • Event warnings: Contains Strobe Lighting, Haze Effects, Mild Coarse Language, Sudden Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Mental Health, Specific References To Psychosis.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room is wheelchair accessible. The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock. If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock. Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head straight through to the Victoria Street Building and up the stairs. On the first floor of this building, the Quilt Room is to the right, on the eastern edge of this hallway.

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  • Full: $32.00

  • Hump Day Discount: $24.00

  • Extra Applause: $50.00

  • Blak Tix: $10.00

  • Concession: $27.00

  • Group 4+: $27.00

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

theupsidenews.com

'Humour is skilfully woven throughout...Incredibly engaging...moving and insightful' - Mindshare

mindshare.org.au

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

inreview.com.au

Sessions: In Person Events

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Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 09 October 2024

8:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room

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Thursday, 10 October 2024

8:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room

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Friday, 11 October 2024

8:00pm

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Saturday, 12 October 2024

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Sunday, 13 October 2024

7:00pm

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