Tentacular Spectacular
Information
Time: 8pm
Tickets:
Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £12)*
All ticket purchases come with a free zine!
*all orders will be subject to a transaction fee of £1.
Running Time: 80 mins
Age Recommendation: 16+
This event takes place in our Council Chamber.
All performances are Pay What You Can
Curated by the world’s premier, green, autistic drag queen Oozing Gloop, Tentacular Spectacular is an (ad)venture into networking networks of narrative, phobia, hope and utopia by showcasing the self made cryptids of 21st century trans* performers.
Oozing Gloop is joined by the architect of your eternal suffering, Olympia Bukkakis. Together, these Jesters of the new Dark Age will lure you through a psycho-sexual swamp of fester, rot & future relics. Emerging from this decay are the fruitful offshoots of this tentacular undergrowth; Shrek666, Bonnie Bakeneko and a mystery guest artist working with themes of monstrosity & mulch.
ACCESS
PRE EVENT INFORMATION
This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.
If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS
If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing access@bac.org.uk.
To book a free access companion online:
- log in to your account here
- go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
- Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Content
- There is use of dry ice, haze and smoke throughout the show.
- There will be significant smoke for a short section during the show.
- There is use of loud music throughout the show
- There are no moments of complete darkness
- There will be flashing lights
- Contains partial nudity
- There is a section of around 10 minutes that depicts femme body mutilation and birth trauma
All performances will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to and if you need to leave the performance at any point you will be allowed to return to the space when you feel ready.
There are a few beanbags available for all performances, which can be used instead of your booked seat. Beanbags will be available on a first come first served basis. If you know you would prefer a beanbag seat, please email boxoffice@bac.org.uk after you have booked your ticket and we will hold the beanbag for you.
CREDITS
Created by Oozing Gloop
Core Artist: Bonnie Bakeneko
Core Artist: Olympia Bukkakis
Core Artist: Oozing Gloop
Core Artist: Shrek666
Guest Artist for BAC: Wet Mess
Dramaturgical Support: Olympia Bukkakis
Additional Creative Direction: Hester-Stefan Chillingworth
Technical Stage Manager: Meg Hodgson
Set Designer: Jenkin Van Zyl
Sound Designer: Nicol Parkinson
Lead Artist Access Assistant: Becky Plotnek
Lead Artist Access Assistant (Germany): Kosmo S. Binz
Meme Artist: Esben Holk
Filmmakers: NewfrontEars
Show image photo by: Tomás Eyzaguirre.
Show image edited by: Esben Holk
Produced by Artsadmin
Co-commissioned by Fierce, Battersea Arts Centre, Kampnagel and Take Me Somewhere.
Supported with public funding from an Arts Council England’s Project Grant, part of the British Council’s International Collaboration Programme, and the Jerwood New Work Fund.
We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.
We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.
Tickets for performances in 2025 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.
We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.
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