“Babyteeth” or The Transformative Powers of Chemo-Girl

Eliza Scanlen stars in Shannon Murphy’s adaptation of Rita Kalnejais’s play about an odd love.

Babyteeth, a highly quirky, Australian disease-of-the-week dramedy, surprisingly delivers the goods by its finale. About ten minutes before the end credits roll, you might actually experience a really major lump in your throat and a sizable eye-watering. Not bad at all for a play adaptation that, although unerringly cast, still comes off at times as a series of stage scenes stitched together.