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Poet No.7

A future Melbourne. The stories of four characters interweave with tantalising uncertainty.

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  • Performed by: Damien Warren-Smith

  • Written by: Ben Ellis

Set in a Melbourne no longer recognisable, four characters speak from different points in time, their stories overlapping and interweaving with tantalising uncertainty. As we piece together their fragmented lives, what’s revealed is an Australia being torn apart by violence, desire and genetically modified indigenous berries.

From playwright Ben Ellis, winner of both the Malcolm Robertson Prize and the Patrick White Playwrights' Award comes a piece of post-apocalyptic poetry posing as a play.

Performed as a solo piece by Damien Warren-Smith (the man behind Fringe favourite Garry Starr).

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Moderate Coarse Language.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible.

    The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock.
    If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock.

    Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head straight through to the Victoria Street Building and up the stairs on the right. On the first floor, Old Council Chambers is on to the right, on the eastern side of the hallway.

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  • Full: $25.00

  • Concession: $20.00

  • Blak Tix: $20.00

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Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Thursday, 05 October 2023

7:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers

 Past Event

Friday, 06 October 2023

7:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers

 Past Event

Saturday, 07 October 2023

7:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers

 Past Event

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