Comedy

Your Mother Chucks Rocks And Shells

You just can’t sleep. You've tried everything! Will it be fine? No, stop asking.

$28.50
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There is a person (Ange) laying down and floating in the centre of the image. They have light pink hair and a white night gown on. They're looking at the camera and appear to be distressed.
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Image Credit: Monica Pronk

  • Created and Performed by: Ange Lavoipierre

  • Directed by: Josh Glanc

  • Produced by: Kaite Head

It’s been a long day/year/century, but you just can’t sleep. 'Your Mother Chucks Rocks And Shells' is an absurd sketch show set in the liminal space between screen-lit insomnia and bad dreams, from award-winning comedian Ange Lavoipierre (triple j, ABC). We’ll try every trick in the book to escape the hell of consciousness. Sleep podcasts. Revisiting our least favourite memories. Watching The Exorcist. Will it be fine? No, stop asking.

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Mild Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Self Harm Or Suicide, Drug References.

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

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Corner Store 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 where the Corner Store is on your right.

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  • Full: $28.50

  • Hump Day Discount: $21.38

  • Group 6+: $20.50

  • Extra Applause: $35.00

  • Blak Tix: $5.00

  • Concession: $25.50

  • Member discounts available

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'A hilariously crafted narrative' - LILITHIA REVIEWS

lilithia.net

'All I know for sure is that Your Mother Chucks Rocks and Shells is very funny, very weird, and very smart.' -WhyNow

whynow.co.uk

'This blessed marriage of the surreal and real is hypnotising from start to finish' -Entertainment Now

entertainment-now.com

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

7:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Corner Store

Cancelled
 Cancelled

Thursday, 05 October 2023

7:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Corner Store

 Past Event

Friday, 06 October 2023

7:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Corner Store

 Past Event

Saturday, 07 October 2023

7:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Corner Store

 Past Event

Sunday, 08 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Corner Store

 Past Event

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