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Two Fingers Up

A masturbation celebration sticking two fingers up to Northern Ireland's conservative sex education!

$25.00
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A young woman facing away putting two fingers up to Stormont (Northern Ireland's government building).
A bright pink graphic of a 4 star review
A bright pink graphic with a 4 star review
Past Event

Image Credit: Laura Craig

A young woman facing away putting two fingers up to Stormont (Northern Ireland's government building).
A bright pink graphic of a 4 star review
A bright pink graphic with a 4 star review

  • Written and Directed by: Seón Simpson and Gina Donnelly

  • Produced by: SkelpieLimmer Productions

  • Performed by: Leanne Devlin, Orla Graham and Sarah Reid

Remember when your religion teacher taught you about ridin'?
And the school nurse told you to shave your pits?
Or here, discovering your clit for the first time?
Wait, you haven't yet?
You don't wank?
Women don't?
My hole they don't.

Stick two fingers up and come with us on a journey back to your teenage self, to being mortified, to abstinence only sex education to Northern Ireland; a country of wankers.

The multi-award winning Edinburgh Fringe hit comes to Australia, buckle up for the best sex education class you'll ever have.

WINNER Abbey Theatre Dublin Fringe Creative Thinking Award 2019
WINNER Summerhall Lustrum Award Edinburgh Fringe 2022
NOMINEE Fishamble New Play Award 2019

Named as The Stage UK Best Shows of the Fringe 2022 and Scotsman Comedy Pick of the Fringe 2022.

Featured show in The Guardian 'Derry Girls Effect Boosts Northern Irish Talent at Edinburgh Fringe'

"A raucous and unapologetic celebration of female friendship and female sexuality" **** - The Irish Times
"One of the best comedy pieces at the venue if not the Edinburgh Fringe" **** - The Reviews Hub
"Irreverent and Energetic...an uproarious corrective" **** - The Stage UK
"Absolutely nothing ladylike about this show...a riotously enjoyable three hander" - Lyn Gardner
"Raw, honest and very funny" - The Tempohouse
"An epic high energy piece that takes us through a journey of womanhood with an explosive trio" - A Younger Theatre
"They've captured female friendship beautifully ... all in unflinching detail" **** - Broadway World

About SkelpieLimmer Productions

SkelpieLimmer is a multi-award winning partnership dedicated to making uncensored theatre that provokes change and starts conversations. They are based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and are comprised of Seón Simpson and Gina Donnelly.

skelpielimmerproductions.com

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible

  • Age suitability: M

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

  • Content warnings: Sexual References, Rape Culture.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room 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 where the Meeting Room is on your left.

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  • Full: $25.00

  • Hump Day Discount: $18.75

  • Extra Applause: $35.00

  • Group 6+: $20.00

  • Blak Tix: $20.00

  • Member discounts available

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Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room

Hump Day
 Past Event

Thursday, 05 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room

 Past Event

Friday, 06 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room

 Past Event

Saturday, 07 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room

 Past Event

Sunday, 08 October 2023

5:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room

 Past Event

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