A photo of a person with blue hair and orange tentacle like fingers placed on the side of their face. They are also wearing a silver tiara and holding a silver wand.

Something in the Water

Theatre and Physical Theatre • Comedy

Canada • Australian Premiere

Sexy, gay and incredibly stupid, this international award-winning comedy brings you an hour filled with "infectious silliness". When Grumms transforms into a horrible squid-like monster (think Creature from the Black Lagoon meets The Muppets ) they must hide their secret identity and disguise as a "normal, human woman". Cartoonish chaos ensues, and only by being their true self can Grumms become the superhero they've always wanted to be.
Superhero or horrible monster?
You decide.

Stunning video projections, puppetry and "laugh-out loud" physical comedy combine in this absurd exploration of gender, comics and growing up "normal".

★★★★★ "I can't recommend this play enough" The Star Phoenix.
"Outrageously unconventional" Orlando Weekly.
"Profound, honest & hilarious" Theatre in London.

Presented by: Scantily Glad Theatre

Scantily Glad Theatre is the new and exciting voice of queer & feminist comedy from Canada. Founded in 2014, we strive to make empowering queer shows by telling stories often overlooked by mainstream theatre. Our shows: "SCUM: a manifesto", "Pack Animals", "Something in the Water" and "Girl in the Box" have toured across North America to critical success and sold-out audiences.

S.E. Grummett (they/them) is a white settler trans artist from Saskatchewan, Canada. After being stuck in Australia since last year’s Adelaide Fringe, Grummett has been hunkering down in Melbourne. Grumms also performs as part of the award-winning musical clown duo: Pack Animals.

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

The material at work here is profound...I can't recommend this play enough - Amanda Short, The Star Phoenix
Inventive, unpredictable and seriously wacky, this exploration of gender identity is ripped from the pages of a superhero cartoon comic book - Craig Cook, The Advertiser