John Waters: This Filthy World

Overview

Oh wow, I haven't used or heard the word 'auteur' since I was in uni, but now I have found a use for it again: John Waters is about to hit our shores and he is a shock auteur supremo.

What does auteur mean though? It's pretty much a filmmaker who has creative control over their works and has a strong personal style, something that's prevalent in Waters' one-man show This Filthy World. This Filthy World is a celebration of his film career, the path he took and the things that influenced him – true crimes, art crimes and even fashion crimes. This vaudevillian look into trashy life is elevated by Waters' ability to entertain an entire crowd with his fascinations and innermost thoughts. This Filthy World is also drawing on material from his latest paperback, Role Models, which is a tribute to self-acceptance and a witty celebration of life.

Don't take grandma, this one's more for the more youthful and easy-going among us: there's adult themes and lots of swearing involved in this one.