Name: BATSHIT
Start: 2026-02-11
End: 2026-02-15
Location: Historic Theatre

Events Description

A daring, poignant and darkly comic one-woman tour-de-force that rips the lid off the myths of female madness.

Hysterical, hormonal, deluded, irrational … Throughout history, women have been silenced, sidelined and pathologized by a simple label: “crazy”.

Batshit is a wildly theatrical, darkly comic, and deeply intimate reckoning with the myths and misconceptions of female madness.

A requiem for Leah’s grandmother Gwen, who was incarcerated for seeking independence in 1960s Australia, Batshit draws on personal stories, in-depth research and pop culture to unpack how psychiatry has been shaped by gender bias.

Created by Leah Shelton (AU) and directed by Olivier award-winning Ursula Martinez (UK), this one-woman tour-de-force tears apart the labels used to control and undermine women through razor-sharp wit, raw storytelling, and unflinching performance.

Who is it for?

Recommended for ages 14+. This work references mental illness, institutionalised medical treatment, ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) and grief. It also contains occasional coarse language, sexual references, a moment of audience interaction, haze/smoke effects, loud noises, bright lighting flashes, strobe lighting effects, full blackout.

HOW MUCH

Tickets : $35.00 – $79.00

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Phone: 604-251-1363

WHEN & WHERE

Date: Wednesday February 11, 2026 to Sunday February 15, 2026

Showtimes:

Venue & Address

Historic Theatre, 1895 Venables St., Vancouver, BC

Wheelchair accessible

Street Parking

Free Street Parking

Accessible by Public Transport