Nelson Fringe: Bottom Surgery

BOTTOM SURGERY
Lily Catastrophe (Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington)

“My god, does she slay… her charisma shines through with every move she makes” – CHOP SHOP, Wellyott

“So…can you have kids now?”

Join emerging award-winning Wellington performer Lily Catastrophe in her glitter-soaked world of boys’ schools and girl failures as she explains the parts you didn’t want to know about The Surgery.

This (mostly) one-woman show weaves burlesque and storytelling in a raucous evening of cabaret.

Bottom Surgery is Lily Catastrophe’s debut solo production and a semi-autobiographical variety show. Through a variety format, Lily shares the wins, losses, and the plain confusing parts of trying to live as her authentic self. Bottom Surgery is part-memoir, part-plea for accessible trans healthcare in Aotearoa, and part-exuberant celebration of trans bodies on stage.

Witness Lily Catastrophe expose the complexities and challenges faced by trans individuals when seeking access to gender affirming surgery in a raucous cabaret evening dripping with attitude.

Awards:
Featured performer, Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival 2024
Runner up, Starlet of New Zealand 2024

General admission
Duration: 50mins
Warnings: language, nudity