QUEZON CITY, Philippines — After months of anticipation, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) officially opens the first live theatrical installment of the iconic satirical franchise, “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sht! It’s Live sa Cheter!”, running from June 19 to August 16, 2026 at the PETA Theater Center.
The production embraces everything audiences have come to love about the “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” universe: humor, larger-than-life personalities, outrageous situations, and a meta look at the messy business of making art. The result is a theatrical experience that is hilarious, self-aware, and chaotic.
At the center of the story is a play within a play—a wildly ambitious adaptation of Aurelio Tolentino’s “Kahapon, Nga kill yon at Bukas,” one of the most significant works in Philippine theater, first staged in 1903. Somehow, against all odds and perhaps better judgment, it finds itself inside the world of “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank,” where questions of power, resistance, and revolution are refracted through celebrity, spectacle, and theatrical chaos.
Caught in the middle of it all is Eugene Domingo, who recruits the “Ugeng-gengs” (a troupe of aspiring performers personally recruited by Eugene), rallies an eclectic team of collaborators, and pushes the project far beyond the limits of practicality. Visionary, charismatic, exasperating, and impossible to ignore, she becomes the driving force behind a production that threatens to spin gloriously out of control just as she tries harder and harder to keep it under her full control.
Yet the production deliberately resists easy or didactic conclusions. As playwright Chris Martinez explains: “The play doesn’t try to resolve that. It just puts it onstage.” The production invites audiences to laugh at them, wrestle with them, and continue the conversation long after the curtain falls.
That philosophy has always been central to the “Septic Tank” franchise. Previous installments challenged audiences to confront uncomfortable truths about independent filmmaking, commercial cinema, and historical revisionism. This latest chapter continues that tradition by exposing the tensions within contemporary theater and the society it reflects.
As Marlon Rivera, director of the first three “Septic Tank” installments and now a cast member in the fourth, puts it: “Once the tyrant is expelled and the star is covered in shit, does the audience walk out clean, or are they left holding the ticket stubs of their own complicity?”
Audience demand has already translated into strong ticket sales, starting with two sold-out weeks and several other performances fully booked throughout the run.
Tickets are still available via TicketWorld at bit.ly/SepticTank4Tickets and through Showbuyers at bit.ly/SepticTank4Showbuyers.
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SHOW DETAILS
Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live Sa Cheter!
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Show dates: June 19 – August 16, 2026
Show times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Venue: PETA Theater Center, New Manila, Quezon City
Ticket Prices
VIP – ₱ 3,500
Orchestra Center – ₱ 2,800
Orchestra Side – ₱ 2,500
Balcony Center – ₱ 2,800
Balcony Side – ₱ 1,800
LIST OF CAST
Eugene Domingo
Melvin Lee
Andoy Ranay
Meann Espinosa
JC Santos
Stella Cañete-Mendoza
Joshua Lim So
Marlon Rivera
UGENG-GENGS
Ron Alfonso
Kiki Baento
Roi Calilong
Jay Cortez
Nyla Festejo
James Lanante
Carlon Matobato
Eli Namoc
Reggie Ondevilla
Air Paz
Ada Tayao
LIST OF ARTISTIC STAFF
Director: Maribel Legarda
Playwright: Chris Martinez
Assistant Director: Johnnie Moran
Set and Costume Designer: Gino Gonzales
Deputy Costume Designer: Martha Cruz
Assistant Set Designer: Leslie Centeno
Lighting Designer: Barbie Tan-Tiongco
Sound and Music: Angel Dayao
Lyricist: Michelle Ngu Nario
Choreographer: Raflesia Bravo
Video Design and Mapping: Bene Manaois
