Radical, Blak and funny as hell

A Daylight Connection, led by Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Carly Sheppard, make work that bucks theatre convention. Hilarious and irreverent, this motley crew of visionary renegades are hell-bent on reimagining what First Nations performance can be. 

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THE BLOK! is a wild, satirical battle for creative control. An artist known as The Master, drowning in spiralling ego and crushing writers block (Carly Sheppard), hits rock bottom, and is visited by a divine Blak Creator (Alexis West). The Creator unravels the myths of artistic genius, white patriarchal supremacy, and the singular notion of God.  

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Constipated by pressure and fame, The Master must confront the limits of their genius and surrender to a force bigger than themselves. As we rapidly hurtle towards our collective extinction, how do we separate the false gods from the real? 

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THE BLOK! is a spiritually rogue theatre experience that exploits classic genres, pop culture, modern-day tropes, and mythical iconography, to create a sublime feast of divine revelation and ego-fuelled chaos. It is performance as rebellion; creation as disruption - radical, Blak, and funny as hell.

"While stories about artists with a creative block run the risk of being hackneyed (what else does a writer with a creative block write about?), THE BLOK! is an exception to the rule. It’s big, it’s bawdy, it’s bananas, and it’s another whacked-out, whip-smart piece of contemporary theatre by all-First Nations, all-women theatre company A Daylight Connection, who are truly creating some of the best new theatre in Australia.

I am a big fan of what these women are doing and what they have to say. Hard recommend." - ArtsHub