Ashley Apap: Restless

Part of Replay Festival

17 - 20 July, 7:00pm

THIS PERFORMANCE IS AT THEORY BAR SCREENING ROOM - Ground Floor 19-23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000

With a brain that won’t stop and body that slows her down, award-nominated writer/comedian Ashley Apap obliterates her comfort zone in her first hour of stand-up.

Being unsettled is a default for Apap - finding calm in the ridiculousness of existence, she is most at ease when embracing chaos.

In RESTLESS, Ashley reaches for comfort and connection to get out of her head, and into your heart. Through her offbeat performance style, clever misdirection and cheeky crowd work, Apap demonstrates the tension that propels her very being.

RESTLESS is one Silly Duffer’s absurdist attempt at laughing in the face of her endless overwhelm. With the help of cautious optimism, an enduring curiosity for truth and a fondness for friendship, Ashley is not taking standing up, lying down.

“Should absolutely be at the top of anyone’s list of great Australian comedians.” ★★★★ Theatre Matters  

“Great comic potential... a voice not often heard.” The Age