WHALE
Dates
Friday 9 February | 9pm - 10pm
Saturday 10 February | 9pm - 10pm
Sunday 11 February | 9pm - 10pm
Standard | $30
Concession | $27
Group 6+ | $27
Friend Members receive 15% off ticket pricing for this event.
Access information
Auslan interpretation available on request. Please see below for more information.
Site access information
WA Museum Boola Bardip is fully accessible. Call 1300 134 081 for assistance. Accessible resources and programs >
WHALE is a raw, hilarious and poignant show that is part comedy, part theatre and a lot of storytelling.
It tells the true story of Courtney, a fat and funny lesbian, documenting her journey from a boy-crazy, hyperfeminine ‘pick me’ girl to a woman who quite frankly, does not give a f*ck anymore about what people think of her weight. It’s been a very long journey with failed diets, passive-aggressive comments and crying in a Sportsgirl changeroom on multiple occasions, but she’s ended up all right. More than alright.
WHALE explores the ‘Funny Girl’, a persona that attempts to disguise weight with a blanket of humour and aims to make people forget that you’re overweight. It is critical of diet culture that has trickled down generations, the entanglement of fatness and sexuality and the fact that Courtney gets told she reminds people of Rebel Wilson because they are “kind of similar”.
Presented by: Crash Theatre Co
Genre: Theatre & Performance
Age Rating: M
Content Warnings: Occasional Coarse Language, Fatphobia, Homophobia
Access information
The venue is fully accessible. Please contact reception@museum.wa.gov.au or call 1300 134 081 a minimum of five working days before the event if you are attending and would like the organisers to arrange Auslan interpretation.
For additional information regarding access to and within the Museum, as well as guidelines on how to prepare for your visit, please find more details here.
FRINGE WORLD Festival
This event is part of FRINGE WORLD Festival. Some tickets are sold directly through FRINGE WORLD festival, if there are no tickets available for the session you are looking for please check the FRINGE WORLD Festival website. Discover more Fringe events taking place at the museum here.
