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13 – 19 Oct

TruScum

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

Meet Greg. A controversial livestreamer, political commentator and trans man. Everything's going wrong for Greg – his housemate won't talk to him, his audience is mad at him and he's getting roasted online after he tanked a debate with an up-and-coming TERF.

Greg's got the perfect solution though – he's cracked open a bottle of Jack Daniels and started a livestream to unload on all his critics. What could go wrong?

TruScum, written by Oscar Bray, is a play that grapples with internalised self-hatred, transphobia, mental illness, the patriarchy and toxic masculinity. Greg works through these parts of himself in an online space, and yet the consequences for himself and those around him couldn’t be more real.

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Date Times
Mon 13 Oct
  • 9.50pm - 10.50pm 9:50pm - 10:50pm
Tue 14 Oct
  • 9.50pm - 10.50pm 9:50pm - 10:50pm
Wed 15 Oct
  • 9.50pm - 10.50pm 9:50pm - 10:50pm
Thu 16 Oct
  • 9.40pm - 10.50pm 9:40pm - 10:50pm
Fri 17 Oct
  • 9.50pm - 10.50pm 9:50pm - 10:50pm
Sat 18 Oct
  • 9.50pm - 10.50pm 9:50pm - 10:50pm
Sun 19 Oct
  • 9.50pm - 10.50pm 9:50pm - 10:50pm

Location

The Motley Bauhaus
118 Elgin St
Carlton 3053

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Price and bookings

From $10 to $38

Adult / general $28
Student / concession $24
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Contact details

  • email address: info@themotley.com.au
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