Reviewed by: The List
Review by Annabel Fedcesin | 14 March 2024

If you have any pent-up rage, Elf Lyons can show you all the ways to let it out. From people without boundaries or social awareness, to victim blamers and fake feminists, there’s a way to deal with them all as Raven takes the turmoil of Lyons’ life and thrusts it through a Stephen King novel, and then another, and another, and another. 

Lyons, dressed in a bodysuit of rhinestones and IT inspired make up, seductively and comically saunters around the stage. Around her are horror movie-style props and a lot of plastic tarps. (You may think the latter are designed to create the illusion of a serial killer, which they certainly do, but don’t jump to any conclusions yet.) 

In nightmarish, yet also hilarious, retellings of her experiences of monsters and boarding school, Lyons portrays a variety of absurd yet all too real characters. Raven is a fantastic indulgence of your innermost violent outbursts, exploding on the stage. Let go and let Lyons be your vessel. WARNING: Do not wear white! A very colourful slash zone takes in at least the front row and probably the next couple too.