In 2012, journalist Clem Bastow moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a screenwriter. Unfortunately, so did tens of thousands of other people. Now she’s back in Melbourne with a cautionary tale about a place where the sun never stops shining. Joined by her very own Hollywood mix-master, the gas mask-wearing DJ Slig, Bastow weaves an elaborate, self-effacing story about her time in the City of Angels, from existential crisis to an encounter with Steven Spielberg.
Escape From LA is at Bar Open from March 25 to April 7 and the Imperial Hotel from April 11-19.