Performed as part of the ArtsLab: REVERB festival of new work, from Sydney's most exciting emerging artists. 

Teddy is furious with the ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ trope. Convinced it's a dangerous concept, she embarks on a darkly comedic crusade to take it down.

Fed up with being romanticised for her neurodivergence, she tries to get her ragtag support group – fellow Questacon employees – on side with her plan: eradicate the trope altogether by eliminating its most prominent examples - the manic pixie dream girls themselves.

But her mission spirals into self-examination as they grapple with where the stereotype ends and their genuine selves begin. Can she reclaim agency over her identity, or will her quest to dismantle Hollywood take a monstrous turn?

Banding together for murder and chaos, manic pixie meltdown is led by an all-neurodivergent AFAB main cast, director and writer.

Written by Thea Jade
Directed by Karina Young
Mentored by Jules Orcullo

With daring new performance works spanning installation, theatre, puppetry, music, cabaret and comedy - this year's ArtsLab is an exciting blend of young voices, ready to return to Shopfront in Carlton.

Find out more about ArtsLab: REVERB. Presented by Shopfront Arts Co-op.