Friday, 13 November 2026

"How to Defend Yourself", The Theatre Centre, Toronto, ON

I volunteered tonight at How to Defend Yourself at The Theatre Centre (Queen W/Lisgar) ... it was good but intense. Tonight was the second preview night and it runs until November 28. 

"I wish girls fought more. Like beat the sh!t out of each other for fun. I wish that was like a socially acceptable thing to do. Fight club, you know? If it was me and you, I think I’d win."

Seven college students gather for a DIY self-defence workshop after a sorority sister is assaulted at a neighbouring frat. They practice using their bodies as weapons. They learn to fend off attackers. They learn ‘not to be a victim’. Self-defence becomes a channel for their rage, anxiety, confusion, trauma and desire - lots of desire.

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