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WHALE
WHALE crashes through with a powerful, thought provoking story on fatness and body acceptance.
- Dates 03 - 07 Oct
- Time 7:30pm (60 minutes)
- Venue Queen Victoria Women's Centre - Millarri Murnmut
$35.00
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Presented by: Crash Theatre Company
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Written and Performed by: Courtney McManus
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Directed by: Ana Ferreira Manhoso
WHALE is a raw, hilarious and poignant show that is part comedy, part theatre and a lot of storytelling. It tells the true story of Courtney, a fat and funny lesbian, documenting her journey from a boy crazy, hyper feminine ‘pick me’ girl to a woman who quite frankly does not give a f*ck anymore about what people think of her weight. It’s been a very long journey with failed diets, passive aggressive comments and crying in a Sportsgirl changeroom on multiple occasions, but she’s ended up alright. More than alright, actually. WHALE explores the ‘Funny Girl’, a persona that attempts to disguise weight with a blanket of humour and aims to make people forget that you’re overweight. It is critical of diet culture that has trickled down generations, the entanglement of fatness and sexuality and the fact that Courtney gets told she reminds people of Rebel Wilson because they are “kind of similar”.This project received Cash for Equity through the Fringe Fund, as part of the Ralph Mclean Microgrants program.
About Crash Theatre Company
We are a radical and future bound independent theatre company based in Boorloo (Perth, Western Australia). Forged by two young women, Ana & Courtney, CRASH is authentic, messy and raw – an honest depiction of restlessness in your youth and wanting to be a part of something bigger than yourself. The visionaries behind Crash are storytellers, each living a life with bumps in the road, with opportunities lost and won, determined to succeed against the odds and were destined to create CRASH. The result of over a decade’s worth of collaboration and labour of love that began in a university common room.Originally established as a charity named the Performing Arts Alumni Society in 2018 and now trading as Crash Theatre Company, we have been producing original and intentional productions since our inception. Committed to providing artists a chance to express their talents, CRASH seeks to generate opportunities to perform and present for all. We create an unmatched sense of community wherever we land and we welcome creatives of all walks of life to work with us.CRASH is resistant to the status quo and committed to telling stories of resiliency, risk and resourcefulness. Our purpose is to reflect the path less travelled and encourage audiences to question the world around them. We aim to be a mouthpiece to expressive and impactful stories that need to be told.
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