We often talk about “horror in all its forms” in Rue Morgue, and here’s a great example of how widespread the genre has become.

Roadkill is a dance theatre production by an Aussie trio called Splintergroup, which is currently touring and will hit Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre from February 3rd to 6th. Can’t say I’m much of a theatre or dance guy, but after looking at some of the pics (I’ve posted a few below), I’m intrigued. And damn, look at the pipes on the female member of the group. She could punch that car so hard it would turn into a pile of Hot Wheels. Nice.

Here’s the rundown, according to the website:

A couple stranded in the outback discover the greatest danger isn’t isolation.

This unsettling piece of dance theatre by the trio Splintergroup is a manic ride down the highway of misconceptions about the heart of Australia. A couple is stranded in the outback with a car that won’t start, a phone that doesn’t work and a stranger who seems a little too eager to help them out.

Using unorthodox physicality and intense drama, roadkill is part road movie and part excavation into the urban legends and paranoia that surround the outback – a place where backpackers disappear and the ghosts of original land owners and lost explorers still haunt the bush.

And now some more photos (these ones are by Jeff Busby, the one above is by Tim Page).

Here’s a video of the performance:

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