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Lou wears a grey basketball jersey and red sweatbands poses in a mock-tough stance, fists raised. She has multiple tattoos on both arms, including bold text and cartoon designs. Her hair is tied back with a red headband.
Sarah Walker
Louise, a white woman with dark hair and an eyebrow piercing, pouts her lips and looks off into the distance. She wears a frilly red gown and long strands of pearls. Her arms are crossed over her chest and they are covered in tattoos: a shark, a pirate, Garfield, a pug, and the AC/DC logo.
Sarah Walker
Lou wears a grey basketball jersey, black sports bra, and red sweatband on their head and wrist points to a tattoo on their upper arm. The tattoo depicts a cartoon-style mouse wearing a helmet, with the words “Courage” above and “Strength” below. Another tattoo of Garfield the cat is visible on their forearm, along with smaller tattoos. Lou looks directly at the camera with a cheeky expression.
Sarah Walker
Lou wears a grey basketball jersey and red sweatbands poses in a mock-tough stance, fists raised. She has multiple tattoos on both arms, including bold text and cartoon designs. Her hair is tied back with a red headband.
Sarah Walker
Louise, a white woman with dark hair and an eyebrow piercing, pouts her lips and looks off into the distance. She wears a frilly red gown and long strands of pearls. Her arms are crossed over her chest and they are covered in tattoos: a shark, a pirate, Garfield, a pug, and the AC/DC logo.
Sarah Walker
Lou wears a grey basketball jersey, black sports bra, and red sweatband on their head and wrist points to a tattoo on their upper arm. The tattoo depicts a cartoon-style mouse wearing a helmet, with the words “Courage” above and “Strength” below. Another tattoo of Garfield the cat is visible on their forearm, along with smaller tattoos. Lou looks directly at the camera with a cheeky expression.
Sarah Walker
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A live art, truth and dare show hosted by the Rawcus Ensemble and a professional tattoo artist

Each night we ask for a volunteer from the audience to be interviewed then inked on stage.

Moments of performance sit within a guided conversation between the Rawcus Ensemble, our volunteer, and a tattoo artist. From this conversation we design a bespoke tattoo, a carefully crafted gift, a memorial of our evening together. Our volunteer has no input into what the design is, but can choose where it’s placed.

Tattoo Show is simultaneously heartwarming and unorthodox, high art and low art. It examines themes of trust, taboos and memory in an accessible night out with permanent repercussions.

In Tattoo Show consent is key! Our volunteer is free to opt out at any point. It’s all part of the show.

Every night of the season has embedded details that outline the visual elements of what’s occurring on stage.

Created by Rawcus
Devised and Performed by the Rawcus Ensemble: Clem Baade, Nilgun Guven, Mike McEvoy, and Louise Riisik
In collaboration with tattoo artist Xani Kennedy
Director: Katrina Cornwell
Writer/Dramaturg: Morgan Rose
Composer/Sound Designer: Beau Esposito
Stage and Production Manager: Ellen Perriment
Lighting Designer: Rachel Lee
AV Designer: Aron Murray
Audio Description Integration: Vitae Veritas
Live Captioning: Ruby Rawlings

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    Important Event Information

    Tattoo Show involves participation from enthusiastic audience members. If you would prefer to watch passively, that is absolutely an option, we won’t bother you! If you are keen to get interviewed and tattooed live on stage, you will be asked to sign a consent form before the show. The tattoo will be administered by a professional tattoo artist and will follow all health and safety protocols.


    Tattoo Show's visual content rating is 50%. The performance's dialogue, music and sound content rating is also 50%.
    The dialogue has been crafted with audio description in mind to enhance the performance's accessibility to people who are blind or have low vision, and may also benefit those with Autism and neurodivergence.
    A Tactile Tour is available upon request for every show, and will take place in Solidarity Hall 20 minutes prior to the performance. Please ensure you add Tactile Tour when booking your ticket/s.


    Interested in getting a tattoo as part of Tattoo Show? You will need to fill in a consent form before arriving at the theatre! Link to consent form.


    Tattoo Show's Access Guide can be found here.

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