SNAKEFACE
by Aliyah Knight
Presented by Fruit Box Theatre
Supported by City of Sydney
8 - 27 April 2025
Belvoir Downstairs (Sydney, Australia)
“I’m scrapin’ Andrew’s floor with Gumption, list’nin” to a podcast ‘bout diet culture, when I realise I might technic’lly be a serial killer.”
At age 23 Snakeface is cursed by her ex to live her life as a monster. Reclaiming the violence forced upon her, she rampages through the queer clubs and art studios of Sydney with a lifetime of silenced words and stolen power to unleash.
Inspired by the myth of Medusa, SNAKEFACE explores the tight loop of creation and destruction. Rejected and tested, Snakeface claws at her relationship with sex, sculpture, romance, and rage in a body that has never been afforded safety.
Awarded Runner Up in the Australian Theatre Festival NYC 2024 New Play Award, SNAKEFACE interrogates the beauty and brutality of moving through white Australia in a queer Black body.
★★★★★
"A physical tour-de-force"
— Harriet Cunningham, Sydney Morning Herald
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Art Director Sean Landis
Featuring Aliyah Knight
Cinematographer / Editor Mia Schirmer
Creative Team
Writer / Performer Aliyah Knight
Director & Dramaturg Bernadette Fam
Producer Madeleine Gandhi
Set & Props Designer Keerthi Subramanyam
Lighting / Video Systems Designer Rachel Lee
Costume Designer Wanyika Mshila
Movement Director & Choreographer Fetu Taku
Projection Designer Wendy Yu
Sound Designer Marco Cher-Gibard
Associator Director/Producer Rachel Seeto
Vocal & Dialect Coaches Laura Farrell and Erica Lovell
Production / Stage Manager Justice Georgopoulos
Marketing Manager Sean Landis
Community Engagement Lead Kelly Dezart-Smith
Wellbeing Consultant Shondelle Pratt
Access Coordinator Courtney Henson
Assistant Stage Manager Fletcher Scully
Promotional Photographer Teniola Komolafe
Production Photographer Abraham de Souza