Producer - Performed at Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre for Legit Theatre Co. & 25A

March 11th - 30th 2025

Furious Mattress

By Melissa Reeves
Directed by Margaret Thanos

“I was a plumber for four years, and I like to think that’s not the worst apprenticeship for an exorcist”

A backyard exorcism in rural Victoria gone wrong.

Pierce is convinced his wife is possessed by the devil. He enlists the help of his neighbour Anna and former plumber Max to expel the demons from his darling Else. You see, Else has always been a little left of centre. Pierce would say even a little difficult. But when proceedings go fatally wrong, they passionately wait for her miraculous resurrection.

Based on a tragic true story from mid-nineties country Victoria, Furious Mattress asks – under the guise of “doing right”, what level of evil is the human spirit capable of?

Shortlisted for three Premier’s literary awards and nominated for an AWGIE in the same year, Melissa Reeves’ hilariously surreal four-hander finally makes its Sydney premiere.

Furious Mattress is The Exorcist meets Promising Young Woman so grab some holy water and your nearest voodoo doll for this year’s most entertaining exorcism.

Creatives

Mathew Lee | Producer
Jess Zlotnick | Producer
Dominique Purdue | Assistant Director
Angelina Daniel | Set Designer
Ryan McDonald | Lighting Designer
Ruby Jenkins | Costume Designer
Cameron Smith | Sound Designer
Daniel Herten | Composer
Elle Evangelista | Movement Consultant
Nigel Poulton | Intimacy Coordinator
Diego Retamales | Fight Choreographer
Harry Milas | Magic Consultant
Laura Farrell | Dialect Coach
Cris Chavez | Stage Manager

Cast

Julian Garner, Alex Malone, Matilda Ridgway, Shan-Ree Tan