The Hero Leaves One Tooth

Button-pushing independent theatre company Ratcatch returns to KXT in 2023, presenting a razor-sharp new love letter to the body horror genre.

​Neeve can’t stop texting her ex. Her boyfriend Felix is busy trying to curate the perfect dinner party, but it feels more like a hostage situation. As the couple’s fucked-up friends arrive, they surrender their phones for a night of ‘real, analogue connection’. But something is festering beneath the polite social veneer, ready to erupt into chaos at any moment...

The Hero Leaves One Tooth is a ferocious and surreal satire set in a world where women have developed vagina dentata as a means of protection against sexual assault.

Featuring original songs by Jake Nielsen, this visceral new play by Erica J. Brennan has an axe to grind with a culture of sexual violence at a time when bodily autonomy is under more scrutiny than ever.

Directed by Cam Turnbull

with Kira-Che Heelan, Michael McStay, Tom Rodgers, Cara Whitehouse, Claudia Shnier, Patricio Ibarra and David Woodland

Playwright Erica J. Brennan

Lyricist and Composer Jake Nielsen

Music Director Alexander Lee-Rekers

Production Design Meg Anderson

Lighting Design Jasmin Borsovszky

Sound Designer, Composer, Arranger Zac Saric 

Video Design David Molloy

Dramaturg Joanna Erskine

Intimacy Co-ordinator Shy Magsalin

Stage Manager Grace Sackman 

Assistant Director Tahlia Merlino

Promotional Photographer and Videographer Roger Stonehouse

Presented by Ratcatch Theatre in association the bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company

This show contains references to sexual assault, and stylised depictions of sexual violence. For professional support, 24 hour help is available through 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au