
Shirley Gnome: Children – You Can’t Beat ‘Em
Saturday, November 22, 2025
8pm
Metro Studio Theatre
Genres
Performing Arts
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Shirley Gnome is a singer who has spent sixteen years performing songs about adult topics.
Shirley Gnome is a singer who has spent sixteen years performing songs about adult topics. Even though she’s been doing this for a long time, she’s never had a big hit. That changes when a video of her at a music festival, looking a bit “out of it”, gets posted on TikTok by a teenager. The video quickly goes viral. A popular TikTok creator named DJ BBKn0$e turns the video into a song that becomes a huge hit with kids – the next “Baby Shark.” Suddenly, Shirley finds herself famous with a new, younger audience. She decides to go along with it to make more money. She’s invited to perform at an elite private school, hoping this new direction will finally pay off. But things quickly fall apart. The kids are confused by the songs, and her lyrics raise disturbing questions that no child (or parent) is ready for. Through this experience, Shirley starts to reflect on her fears about the world, the future, and the kind of planet we’re leaving behind. What starts as a cash grab gig turns into something deeper — a challenge to modern despair. Let’s be clear: this is not a real kids’ show. It’s satire. Please do not bring your children. Seriously.

Shirley Gnome: Children – You Can’t Beat ‘Em
Genres
Performing Arts
Shirley Gnome is a singer who has spent sixteen years performing songs about adult topics.
Shirley Gnome is a singer who has spent sixteen years performing songs about adult topics. Even though she’s been doing this for a long time, she’s never had a big hit. That changes when a video of her at a music festival, looking a bit “out of it”, gets posted on TikTok by a teenager. The video quickly goes viral. A popular TikTok creator named DJ BBKn0$e turns the video into a song that becomes a huge hit with kids – the next “Baby Shark.” Suddenly, Shirley finds herself famous with a new, younger audience. She decides to go along with it to make more money. She’s invited to perform at an elite private school, hoping this new direction will finally pay off. But things quickly fall apart. The kids are confused by the songs, and her lyrics raise disturbing questions that no child (or parent) is ready for. Through this experience, Shirley starts to reflect on her fears about the world, the future, and the kind of planet we’re leaving behind. What starts as a cash grab gig turns into something deeper — a challenge to modern despair. Let’s be clear: this is not a real kids’ show. It’s satire. Please do not bring your children. Seriously.
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