As a solo artist, Leah has played on and off West End in London. She has graced many cabaret stages including La Clique, OhLala Zurich, Little Death Club, Vegas Nocturne. Leah’s triptych of solo works interrogating gender and identity have received critical acclaim: TERROR AUSTRALIS received numerous awards and toured Australia and France; ON HEAT, directed by UK Performance Art luminary Ursula Martinez, toured major festivals in Australia and SOHO Theatre London; and her most recent work BATSHIT won the prestigious Scotsman Fringe First Award and the Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2024.
With Lisa Fa’alafi (of Hot Brown Honey acclaim), Leah is Co-Director of intersectional feminist theatre disruptors Polytoxic, creating hyper-visual works underpinned by diversity, collaboration and intersectionality. Since 2000, Polytoxic’s work has been presented in traditional huts, indie theatre seasons, dusty big-tops and major festivals around the world, and most recently premiered their empowering, unapologetic, hot-as-hell cabaret DANGEROUS GOODS.
Leah is currently undertaking a Churchill Fellowship to research cutting edge practices of activism in live performance.
“Simply magnificent … don’t think I’ve ever seen an audience so totally gobsmacked.”
“Shelton is an absolutely enthralling performer.”
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Photo by Raw Bones Photography
“Brave, beautiful and furious work … one of Australia’s most courageous female artists.”