Speakeasy Scratch Night: PO PO MO CO & Friends presents The XXX-Files

Four people wearing cow patch bikinis, matching hats and gold jewellery and clown makeup on their faces pose next to each other.

A raw-as-tartare paranormal themed variety scratch night. 

Alien burlesque. Magical mysteries. Slam poetry, tap dancing Mothmen. Roll up, roll up. 

Anything and everything is possible. The truth is out there... 

The XXX-Files is a night of short new works by Naarm’s most supernatural theatre makers, curated and hosted by PO PO MO CO. 

Artist Lineup:
Bron Batten
Claire Bird
Cohan
I
ra Luxuria
Dr Rob Reid and Chantal Amber

 

This event will be Auslan interpreted.

 

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Content Warnings

This is a night of works in progress. The length of the event is approximate, and the content may include nudity, coarse language and adult themes. Therefore, this event is suitable for those aged 18+.

The event may contain loud noises, flashing lights and haze.

What is a Scratch Night?

Speakeasy Scratch Nights are a new monthly sharing platform for artists to test out new works-in-development on a live and generous audience of likeminded artists. This is an open access, inclusive, messy, supportive and celebratory space for artists to take risks and connect across the community. 

The Speakeasy Scratch Nights are hosted and curated by our Companies in Residence, with different themes and curatorial approaches each time.  

Come along to experience live performance experiments and be part of our community of practice.

Artist Bios

Bron Batten is a multi-award-winning performer and theatre-maker who creates contemporary performance in collaboration with non-artists and audience members.

Her work has toured throughout Australia, New Zealand, the USA, France, the UK, Germany, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Romania and has been presented at venues and festivals such as The Soho Theatre London, Komedia Brighton UK, The Prague Quadrennial, Performing Arts Festival Berlin, RISING, Darwin Festival, Brisbane Festival, Dark MOFO and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Claire Bird is a multidisciplinary theatre maker and performer working in Narrm. She is the co-artistic director of theatre collective Pony Cam who has exhibited work across Australia, the US and UK. With a strong dance and physical theatre background and an obsession with anything silly.

Cohan is a gender queer theatre maker and the Artistic Director of Blank space productions. Their most recent work 'Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein' premiered at Arts House in 2024. Originally from Boorloo, they completed their Masters of Directing for Theatre at VCA in 2022.

Ira Luxuria is a cabaret menace and a fanatic of filth, frivolity and mucking about. Known for serving unstoppable character and incredible face, Ira was crowned Melbourne's Alt.imate Showdown CHAMPION in 2023, and produces and performs with The Pelvic Thrusts, 'Melbourne's most notorious Rocky Horror shadow cast'.

Dr Rob Reid is a playwright, director, academic and critic. Chantal Amber will perform the beginnings of a new work inspired by Fox Mulder's monologues from season two of the x files.

About PO PO MO CO

PO PO MO CO is an award-winning Naarm-based Physical Theatre ensemble, who create new performance works through queer, feminist lenses using Body First processes. Their recent works include Lady MacBreast and Flutter and Flounce. The current core ensemble members are Lily Fish, Hallie Goodman and Kimberley Twiner.   

You can check them out at popomoco.com 

PO PO MO CO are in residence at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre from February to March 2025. 

 

Image by Theresa Harrison

When

  • Tuesday, 25 February 2025 | 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Location

Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre, 189 High Street, Northcote, 3070, View Map

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