Paper Mouth is a nightmare draped in pink satin. Paper Mouth is an apocalyptic birthday party. Paper Mouth is an unreliable narrator in a sweat-stained blazer.
Paper Mouth is an emerging theatre company creating work in response to contemporary myths and rituals.
Walking a taut line between theatre and live art, Paper Mouth picks, scratches, and gnaws at the literary canon.
Forged in the fires of a 2019 creative development, Paper Mouth began as a way to corral a bunch of queer, femme chaos into something resembling theatre. We’ve since evolved into a non-hierarchical art-gang that builds work through shared provocation, formal disruption, and a deep distrust of singular authorship.
Paper Mouth has presented work across Australia — from small towns to capital cities — and most recently at the Edinburgh Fringe. Touring has been made possible by a chain of six successive Fringe/Festival touring awards.
Described as:
“fearless, funny and true” — The Age
“a masterclass in that sweet classic brand of ironic v. sincere humour” — Australian Theatre for Young People
“catastrophe comedy that leaves you breathless, thoughtful, and craving fairy bread” — Stage Whispers
Paper Mouth makes theatre for people with big brains, short attention spans, and an intimate relationship with the internet.
|| Photography: Vivian Smith, Laura Franklin, and Caitlin Ellen Moore ||
Paper Mouth Theatre 