Sat 2 May | 8pm | Orbis Community
TESTO (Film Screening)
By Wet Mess
Place of Origin: UK

About
In TESTO, Wet Mess wet messifies the messiness of life with teeth and one chin hair; exploring transitions, testosterone, the edges of drag, the blurry line between performance and reality, character and self, and the magical in the mundane.
Meet me at the computer of confused edges, for some guttural sexuality, too many images, where the made up shit becomes real.
Wearing our insides on the outsides, and waiting for the hateful crunchy key change. Expect moustache meals, desktop dreams, dykey desires, underwhelming overwhelm, trotting, lolling, humping, titting, farting, pinching at the dull flesh of life here and here and here and here and here and here. It’s quite like, uh, I just back away, I, don’t perceive me, I’m in the wall.
“TESTO is genderpunk at its finest – it embodies so perfectly the feeling of seizing your autonomy.”
The Skinny
“Wet Mess shows are not only thrilling and wild, but also somehow sweet and life enhancing.”
The Guardian
Artist biography
WET MESS is an acclaimed performance maker who creates performance and film works that sit at the edges of drag, cabaret, performance and choreographic practice.

Dates: Sat 2 May
Times: 8pm
Duration: 1 hour
Age guidance: 18+ (Parental decision)
Ticket price: Pay What You Decide
Venue: Orbis Community Unit 9, Interchange Centre, West Street, Gateshead, NE8 1BH
Fancy some scran? Join us before the screening for a hot, vegan and gluten free meal provided by Kitsch 'n Catering.
Venue: St Mary's Heritage Centre
Time: 6pm - 7.30pm
Price: £10 pp.
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Access Considerations
✓ Nudity
✓ Strong language
✓ Includes loud noise
✓ Audio described
Ticket information
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