when: 11 - 30 March 2025 | venue: Belvoir Street Theatre | cost: Adult: $25 | Starting from: $20 | address: 25 Belvoir Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 | website: https://www.legittheatreco.com/ | tickets: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/furious-mattress/
published: 23 Mar 2025, 5 min read
'I was a plumber for four years, and I like to think that's not the worst apprenticeship for an exorcist.'
A backyard exorcism in rural Victoria gone wrong.
Pierce is convinced his wife is possessed by the devil. He enlists the help of his neighbour Anna and former plumber Max to expel the demons from his darling Else. You see, Else has always been a little left of centre. Pierce would say even a little difficult. But when proceedings go fatally wrong, they passionately wait for her miraculous resurrection.
Based on a tragic true story from mid-nineties country Victoria, Furious Mattress asks: under the guise of 'doing right', what level of evil is the human spirit capable of?
Shortlisted for three Premier's literary awards and nominated for an AWGIE in the same year, Melissa Reeves' hilariously surreal four-hander finally makes its Sydney premiere.
Furious Mattress is The Exorcist meets Promising Young Woman, so grab some holy water and your nearest voodoo doll for this year's most entertaining exorcism.
Team:
Playwright - Melissa Reeves (she/her)
Director - Margaret Thanos (she/they)
Producer - Mathew Lee (he/him)
Associate Producer - Jess Zlotnick (she/they)
Assistant Director - Dominique Purdue (she/her)
Set Design - Angelina Daniel (she/her)
Sound Design - Daniel Herten (he/they)
Costume Design - Ruby Jenkins (she/her)
Lighting Design - Ryan McDonald (he/him)
Stage Manager - Cris Chavez (they/them)
Fight Choreography - Diego Retamales (he/him)
Intimacy Coordination - Nigel Poulton (he/him)
Magic Consultancy - Harry Milas (he/him)
Dialect Coach - Laura Farrell (she/her)
Choreography - Elle Evangelista (she/her)
Production Photographer - Robert Catto (he/him)
Cast - Julian Garner (he/him), Alex Malone (she/her), Matilda Ridgway (she/they) and Shan-Ree Tan (he/him).
Venue: Belvoir 25a, 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Previews: 11-12 March 2025
Season: 13-30 March 2025
Price: $25 ($20 for previews)
Bookings and performance times: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/furious-mattress/
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'I was a plumber for four years, and I like to think that's not the worst apprenticeship for an exorcist.'
A backyard exorcism in rural Victoria gone wrong.
Pierce is convinced his wife is possessed by the devil. He enlists the help of his neighbour Anna and former plumber Max to expel the demons from his darling Else. You see, Else has always been a little left of centre. Pierce would say even a little difficult. But when proceedings go fatally wrong, they passionately wait for her miraculous resurrection.
Based on a tragic true story from mid-nineties country Victoria, Furious Mattress asks: under the guise of 'doing right', what level of evil is the human spirit capable of?
Shortlisted for three Premier's literary awards and nominated for an AWGIE in the same year, Melissa Reeves' hilariously surreal four-hander finally makes its Sydney premiere.
Furious Mattress is The Exorcist meets Promising Young Woman, so grab some holy water and your nearest voodoo doll for this year's most entertaining exorcism.
Team:
Playwright - Melissa Reeves (she/her)
Director - Margaret Thanos (she/they)
Producer - Mathew Lee (he/him)
Associate Producer - Jess Zlotnick (she/they)
Assistant Director - Dominique Purdue (she/her)
Set Design - Angelina Daniel (she/her)
Sound Design - Daniel Herten (he/they)
Costume Design - Ruby Jenkins (she/her)
Lighting Design - Ryan McDonald (he/him)
Stage Manager - Cris Chavez (they/them)
Fight Choreography - Diego Retamales (he/him)
Intimacy Coordination - Nigel Poulton (he/him)
Magic Consultancy - Harry Milas (he/him)
Dialect Coach - Laura Farrell (she/her)
Choreography - Elle Evangelista (she/her)
Production Photographer - Robert Catto (he/him)
Cast - Julian Garner (he/him), Alex Malone (she/her), Matilda Ridgway (she/they) and Shan-Ree Tan (he/him).
Venue: Belvoir 25a, 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Previews: 11-12 March 2025
Season: 13-30 March 2025
Price: $25 ($20 for previews)
Bookings and performance times: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/furious-mattress/
Go see Furious Mattress 2025.
Furious Mattress 2025 is on 11 - 30 March 2025. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Surry Hills. Call (02) 9699 3444 for details. Visit their website at https://www.legittheatreco.com/.
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