Rats of Woolpit

Splett and Ward play alien rat bastards with yeast infections who harvest the mold from cupcakes and the mossy detritus from pop-psychology in this electronic and sensory performance.”

Created by Esther Splett and Brawk Ward. Performed by Esther Splett, Brawk Ward and David Bateman. Mentorship and advice on costumes, props and performance by Kalan Sherrard.

Originally created and performed as part of the Bacterial Residency at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto on February 8th, 2022. Photography by Henry Chan from the Buddies in Bad Times performance.

Performed a second time on October 20th, 2022 as part of Buzzcut’s Double Thrills with Rhubarb Festival at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland.

Review of Rats of Woolpit in The Glasgow Guardian: “Manic is perhaps the best way to describe this performance: it is here, there and everywhere, with certain themes (pissing in a saucepan) popping up again and others not. You really do get lost in it all, just like you never actually know where you are when listening to a Prelude and Fugue.”