Theatre at SBS: Perfect Dead Girls

PERFECT DEAD GIRLS is a gruesome yet tender celebration of the joys and paranoias of girlhood, and an exploration of how young women survive in systems that ask them to tear each other down.

There are three rules…

You can do anything you want
You can’t leave until they let you
They are always watching

In a purgatory plastered with graffiti, glitter, and teenage angst, two young girls find themselves trapped after their sudden deaths only to discover that they are not alone: something else is here, watching them, deciding who gets to leave and who gets left behind. Haunted by their deaths and the lives they’ve lost, the girls must battle each other and their own demons in a fragmented collage of memories, music, and Y2K pop culture to face what they’re truly willing to do to escape.

PERFECT DEAD GIRLS is recommended by us for ages 14+

Content warnings include:

Swearing and strong language

Potentially distressing or disturbing themes, including suicide, homicide,

gender-based violence, sexual assault, and body image

Scenes of violence

Flashing lights / strobe

PRESS REVIEWS

“this hits the ground like a lightning bolt, seeping into the

audience slowly and wrenching at their hearts. It’s an absolute

must-see play”

★★★★★ British Theatre Guide

“A pocket rocket of a Fringe show… Grace and Robbins steer this

ship with perfectly orchestrated self-confidence”

★★★★ The Wee Review

“deeply thought-provoking and compelling… a heartbreaking

show… which keeps the audience utterly captivated and tense

with anticipation”

★★★★ Theatre Weekly

AUDIENCE REVIEWS

“Ambitious and raw, with an excellent grip on tone”

“Was captivated from start to finish… an absolute unmissable piece of theatre.”

“Funny and harrowing in turn, it ended on a pitch perfect note that really hit me.”

“Perfect Dead Girls is the book you can’t put down. The TV show where you have to watch

the next episode right away. This show will have you laughing, then crying, then laughing

again, then send shivers down your spine.”

“Riveting from the jump… this play presents a crucible for girlhood: merciless and real”.

“Both girls do a tremendous job. Each thoroughly captivating in their respective roles.

Laughing one minute, crying the next. We hang on the girls’ every word, and the ending is

just perfect. Will see again. ”

“Such an important subject and I hope to come and see it again if it tours the country!”