THE BLOK! is a wild, satirical battle for creative control. An artist known as The Master, drowning in spiralling ego and crushing writers block (Carly Sheppard), hits rock bottom, and is visited by a divine Blak Creator (Alexis West). The Creator unravels the myths of artistic genius, white patriarchal supremacy, and the singular notion of God.
Constipated by pressure and fame, The Master must confront the limits of their genius and surrender to a force bigger than themselves. As we rapidly hurtle towards our collective extinction, who is coming to save us from ourselves?
Awarded Outstanding Production at the 2026 Green Room Awards, THE BLOK! is a spiritually rogue theatre experience that exploits classic genres, pop culture, modern-day tropes, and mythical iconography, to create a sublime feast of divine revelation and ego-fuelled chaos. It is performance as rebellion; creation as disruption – radical, Blak, and funny as hell.
Credits
Performers– Carly Sheppard and Alexis West
Co-Devisors and Writers – Carly Sheppard and Kamarra Bell-Wykes
Director – Kamarra Bell-Wykes
Set Designer, Sound Designer and Composition – small sound
Live Instrumentalist – small sound
Lighting Designer – John Collopy
Stage and Production Manager – Holland Brookes
Producer Performing Lines
Presentations
Darebin Speakeasy and Melbourne Fringe Festival, Northcote Town Hall 2025
Accolades
5 Greenroom Nominations for outstanding performer, writing, production, sound and lighting in Independent Theatre
Green Room Award winner for Best Production in Independent Theatre.
Quotes
“Bell-Wykes and Sheppard are pure geniuses and two of the most exciting talents that we currently have in Australian theatre.” -Lilitha Reviews
“I haven’t laughed so hard in a long while. There’s genuine liberation in satire this fearless and clever.” - Cameron Woodhead, The AGE ★★★★
“Proof that the best theatre is rooted in the physical not just the cerebral. Big Bawdy and bananas - Bravo!” - Kate Mulqueen, ArthsHub ★★★★
“Carly Shepard's energy and mastery of her art is utterly beguiling” - Ruth Richter Stage Whispers
“I could talk about this show forever - the scope of the loss that this show covers is astounding”