Online Season Now Playing
Oct 22 – Nov 5
Calling all digital voyeurs. Enter this dark, hilarious and chaotic doom scroll at your own risk.
On her commute to work, Charlotte scrolled to watch a Tik Tok of a 5-year-old girl dying. Then a Princess Polly clothing haul, then police body cam footage of a live shooting.
Devastated by the whiplash of content and the sudden urge to shop online, she got off the train, sobbed, and continued to scroll.
Her algorithm continues to drag her into the depths of digital dystopia.
I Watched Someone Die on Tik Tok is a personal, dark and chaotic infinite doom scroll that dissects the imprint of our digital desires and fears.
“Charlotte Otton is so watchable that even during curated moments of deep discomfort, I cannot keep my eyes off her.” – Sara Hirsch, Art Murmurs
“Otton is a star of Perth’s thriving independent theatre scene. Bold, brassy and combustible, she steals every scene foolish enough to let her in.” – David Zampatti, Seesaw
Content Warnings: Distressing audio and visuals, course language, depictions of death violence, loud and abrupt audio and visuals, mention of suicide, partial nudity.
Writer & Performer: Charlotte Otton
Collaborator: Lindsay McDonald
Director: Maddie Diggins
Dramaturg: Harriet Gillies
Lighting Designer & Operator: Annika Bertinat
Marketing & Publicity: Amber Kitney
Image by Liam Forcadilla
Access Information:
Visual rating 50%: Events are partly subtitled or include dialogue, background music and/or sounds, so d/Deaf and hard of hearing audiences can have some engagement with the event.
Aural Rating 50%: Has both sound and visual components, but sight isn’t essential to be able to engage with the event.
