Cabaret

Spunk Daddy

The laugh-out-loud comedy cabaret about sperm donation.

$37.00
Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website
Darby James is dressed in a white and blue sailor's outfit against a blue background. In one hand he holds a skull, in the other a baby doll dressed in blue, hanging upside down from the toes. Darby looks into the distance with a mixture of surprise and disgust.
Darby James is dressed in a white and blue sailor's outfit against a blue background. He cradles a baby doll dressed in blue, with a skull for a head. Darby looks into the lens with a mixture of surprise and discomfort.
Darby James is dressed in a white and blue sailor's outfit against a blue background. In one hand he holds a baby bottle with milk exploding up and out. Darby looks into the lens in shock.
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Image Credit: Liv Morison Photography

Darby James is dressed in a white and blue sailor's outfit against a blue background. In one hand he holds a skull, in the other a baby doll dressed in blue, hanging upside down from the toes. Darby looks into the distance with a mixture of surprise and disgust.
Darby James is dressed in a white and blue sailor's outfit against a blue background. He cradles a baby doll dressed in blue, with a skull for a head. Darby looks into the lens with a mixture of surprise and discomfort.
Darby James is dressed in a white and blue sailor's outfit against a blue background. In one hand he holds a baby bottle with milk exploding up and out. Darby looks into the lens in shock.

  • Written and Performed by: Darby James

  • Directed by: Casey Gould

Please note: Melbourne Fringe’s ticket allocation is exhausted, for tickets visit the Butterfly Club website.

Explore the absurdities of procreation on a voyage you won't forget! Sail the squirty seas of queer existential mayhem captained by your barely optimistic, semi-irresponsible sea man, Darby James.

As you embark on a journey of genetic questionnaires and medical screening, Darby ponders life’s stickier questions: Why do we choose to procreate? And who might the future gremlin children of the world become?

With direction and dramaturgy by Casey Gould (A Lovely Day To Be Online), this one-person show is sure to elicit eruptions of inappropriate laughter.

“James is a major talent on the ascent” ★★★★★ – Theatre Matters

“A brilliant piece of cabaret offered with love” – Theatre Travels

About Autonomous Inventions

Darby James is a Naarm-based playwright and musical comedian. Darby's recent work includes Post, A New Musical (sold-out season at The MC Showroom, co-produced with Something Blue Productions 2019), Songs of the Northern River (recipient of The MC Showroom Hatchery Sponsorship 2019) and Protein (Autonomous Inventions, Midsumma 2021, The MC Showroom Queer Comedy Week 2022, and Midsumma 2023), as well as two new musical developments through Hope New Works initiative in 2020 (Tied Up With Strings) and 2021 (Westberg).

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Moderate Coarse Language, Sustained Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Sexual References, Mental Health.

  • The Butterfly Club - Upstairs
    5 Carson Pl, Melbourne CBD, VIC, 3000

    This venue is not wheelchair accessible and there is no step-free access to this venue as there are steps throughout.

    There is no reserved parking for permit holders, though there are plenty of commercial carparks nearby.

    There is no accessible toilet at this venue.

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  • Full: $37.00

  • Concession: $33.00

“James is a major talent on the ascent” – Theatre Matters

theatrematters.com.au

“A brilliant piece of cabaret offered with love” – Theatre Travels

theatretravels.org

Sessions: In Person Events

Date Time Venue

Monday, 16 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Upstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Upstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Upstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Thursday, 19 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Upstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Friday, 20 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Upstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Saturday, 21 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Upstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

Sunday, 22 October 2023

8:30pm

The Butterfly Club - Upstairs

 Fringe allocation exhausted – see venue website

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