Sea Wolves Howl

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 you 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.

Each step of this journey offers particular physical challenges and evokes powerful stories. You will meet women facing grief, illness, family violence, and social isolation. You will witness their transformation as they discover that cold-water therapy becomes whole-life therapy—unleashing a wildness and playfulness that says yes to the universe with a mighty howl.