Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." L-R: Gareth Reeves, Sophie Ross. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.

16 June 2017 – 09 July 2017 Merlyn Theatre

Malthouse Theatre,

New Writing Theatre

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. is a theatrical assault on the language that has reinforced violence against women* for centuries, and an explosion of what womanhood means in the 21st century.

In a series of equally funny and disturbing events—the everyday is turned upside down, dirty talk is stripped naked, a marriage proposal is interrogated, and nudity is embraced in the dairy aisle—playwright Alice Birch rallies language to revolt upon itself, commanding it to bear arms against the conventions of work, sex, motherhood, aging, and love.

Revolt is a powerful new work of contemporary writing, and a welcome lesson in disobedience—it twists words into action and holds language to account, in an effort to finally make change happen.

* Just look up 'shrill' in the Oxford English Dictionary. Go on.

★★★★
"A PLAY AS ENERGISED BY HILARITY AS FEROCITY, BY ANGER AS ANGUISH"
— The Age

"FEROCIOUS, URGENT ROAR OF YOUNG AND ANGRY FEMINISM"
— The Guardian

"CAPTURES THE FURY OF MODERN WOMANHOOD"
— The New York Times

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." L-R; Belinda McClory, Elizabeth Esguerra. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." L-R: Sophie Ross, Elizabeth Esguerra, Gareth Reeves. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." L-R: Elizabeth Esguerra, Belinda McClory, Ming-Zhu Hii. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." Belinda McClory. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." Front: Elizabeth Esguerra. Rear L-R: Ming-Zhu Hii, Belinda McClory, Sophie Ross. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." L-R; Belinda McClory, Elizabeth Esguerra. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." L-R: Sophie Ross, Elizabeth Esguerra, Gareth Reeves. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." L-R: Elizabeth Esguerra, Belinda McClory, Ming-Zhu Hii. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." Belinda McClory. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." Front: Elizabeth Esguerra. Rear L-R: Ming-Zhu Hii, Belinda McClory, Sophie Ross. Photographer: Pia Johnson