When two women met on a beach in September 2020 during Melbourne’s lockdown, they had no idea they were starting a movement. By December, sixty women had joined them. They called themselves the Mt Martha Sea Wolves.
Sea Wolves Howl brings their extraordinary stories to life through vivid theatre and original songs. Five characters guide us through their daily ritual: waking before dawn, gathering on the shore, stripping down to their togs, joining hands so no-one can chicken out, howling like wolves, and plunging into the icy water together.
Created through extensive interviews and conversations with the real Sea Wolves community, this work transforms their actual words into dialogue, monologue, song, image and movement. Featuring older female and gender-fluid performers boldly strutting their stuff in their togs, Sea Wolves Howl celebrates community resilience, the transformative power of nature, and the beauty of finding your wet and wild together.
