Today Dru has brought an interview with Leah Shelton about her artistic practice.
Keep Sleeping, Beauty
An enraged wakeup call.
Created by Leah Shelton, directed by Ursula Martinez
Presented by Metro Arts and Quiet RIOT as a part of Melt Festival
Dates
4 - 14 Nov 2026
Venue
New Benner Theatre
About
Psycho-siren Leah Shelton brings her signature theatricality, dark humour and high-camp performance art to a subject that has been keeping her awake at night.
Slicing through the thorny briars of a culture that attempts to tranquilise, restrain and contain women in their sleep, Keep Sleeping, Beauty explores how the fairytale dreams of yesteryear have become the nightmare reality of today.
Created by Leah Shelton (AU) and directed by Olivier award-winning Ursula Martinez (UK), the killer team behind smash hit BATSHIT returns with another searing political commentary about compliance and accountability.