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Stirring the Pot: A Feast of Erotic Storytelling and Performance

A sizzling lineup of writers and performers share sexy morsels of erotic writing and performance

$35.00
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A waft of flame swirls

Image Credit: The Wheeler Centre

  • Hosted by: Zoë Coombs Marr

  • Featuring: Bebe Oliver, Kitty Obsidian, Esme Louise James, Ella Baxter, Dylin Hardcastle and more!

  • Presented by: Melbourne Fringe and The Wheeler Centre

Tantalising tales, spicy performance and stirring the pot. Spring is back, baby and we've got an insatiable appetite. Fantasy and reality collide at this special event that will have you hungry for more.

While the Fringe community is getting ready to Eat Your Art Out, writers are feasting with Wild Abandon at The Wheeler Centre’s Spring Fling. Expect a deliciously aphrodisiac night that is anything but vanilla, as a saucy selection of writers and performers share sexy morsels of erotic writing and performance.

Say goodbye to the humdrum, and hello to a night of sugar and spice that’s naughty and nice.

Don’t you know chillies thrive in springtime?
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  • Duration: 90 minutes

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Full Frontal Nudity, Strong Coarse Language, Sudden Loud Noises.

  • Content warnings: Sexual References.

Auslan Interpretors are available by request. Kindly email ticketing@wheelercentre.com

  • The Wheeler Centre - Performance Space
    176 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

    Wheelchair Access

    The Wheeler Centre - Performance Space is wheelchair accessible. The Performance Space is wheelchair accessible from front of house via the Little Lonsdale street. Wheelchair ramp attached to TWC reception.

    Assistive Hearing

    The Wheeler Centre - Performance Space is hearing loop accessible. Please advise of access requirement when buying tickets.

    The Wheeler Centre’s foyer is accessible by either stairs or a 23 metre long ramp. At the front of the building, there are nine steep steps with a rail on either side. Each step is 25 centimetres deep. To the side of this, there is a ramp to the right-hand side of the front door as well.

    There is metered on-street parking (2 spaces) available on the left-hand side of Little Lonsdale Street (accessible from the Swanston Street end) roughly 25 metres from the Wheeler Centre’s wheelchair access ramp. There are three additional spaces on LaTrobe Street, outside Mr Tulk.

    There are accessible toilets at this venue.

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  • Full: $35.00

  • Concession: $25.00

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Friday, 18 October 2024

7:30pm

The Wheeler Centre - Performance Space

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