Club Voltaire
VOLTAIRE is all about Artistic Expression and Entertainment run by Lindsay Saddington.
Each week you have the chance to be entertained by music, dance, comedy, magic, plays, performance art, improv, stand-up, sketch comedy, cabaret, burlesque and the list goes on, by a range of talented performers. Shows are held selectively between Thursday to Sunday every week.
Pursuing Pleasure
Saturday 5 December 2026
Opera singer turned curvaceous cabaret cantatrice Piera Dennerstein (Finucane & Smith, Blue is the Colour Midsumma 2022, Call the Doctor! Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2024) shares the intimate truths of her body and mind in this sexy, silly and deeply human solo show - winner of the Fringe World Weekly Award 2025.
Using the exceptional versatility of her voice in everything from Puccini to Cardi B, Piera tells the story, with humour, sincerity and hope, of her experiences forming her values and beliefs as she recovered from the toxicity of the opera industry and intimate partner abuse. Extrapolated from a poem she wrote in 2020 entitled, 'This is what my body was built for', this work will explore how leaning into the pleasurable - demonstrated in the operatic and sensual - as long as it causes no harm to others, is a powerful political act.
‘A large portion of my healing from the challenges I will gently touch on in this work occurred due to strong artists and women showing me what is possible. As fellow soprano and cabaret performer Ali McGregor says, cabaret particularly is a place where people can see themselves on stage when they may not otherwise be able. I hope that through presenting a work such as this, where I am publicly vulnerable and share my story, I will in some way show others who have experienced such challenges what is possible, and that they are not alone. As performance art legend Betty Grumble says, it is wonderful to be seen.’ – Piera Dennerstein
With dramaturgy by Melbourne Fringe Living Legend Moira Finucane, and from the director of Skank Sinatra, Olivia Charalambous, this deeply personal work boldly continues Piera’s dramatic aims of blurring the boundary between high and low art and cultivating a shared humanity. In exposing all, Piera hopes to provide those who have survived rejection and oppression an opportunity to feel seen, find hope, and have a much-deserved giggle.
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Vintage Voltaire
Friday 18 September 2026
Vintage Voltaire is a nostalgic celebration of the golden age of entertainment, showcasing film, music, dance and performance art inspired by the 1920s through to the 1960s. From the glamour of the Jazz Age to the cool sophistication of mid-century culture, this immersive evening pays tribute to the artists, styles and sounds that defined generations. Step back in time for the evening and experience a curated collection of vintage-inspired performances.
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Mischief, Madness and Mayhem
Saturday 12 September 2026
Mischief, Madness & Mayhem is a wild cabaret variety spectacular celebrating the weird, the wonderful and the gloriously unhinged. Featuring a rotating cast of burlesque performers, cabaret artists, comedians, circus acts and theatrical oddballs, no two shows are ever the same.
Expect cheeky characters, outrageous antics, sultry surprises and moments that teeter delightfully between brilliance and chaos. From laugh-out-loud comedy to mesmerising performance art, this is a night designed for audiences who love their entertainment a little unconventional.
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Dark Desire by Club Voltaire
Saturday 5 September 2026
⚜️ Dark Desire by Club Voltaire ⚜️
A decadent night of seduction, spectacle and sinful temptation.
Featuring Roxy Suki @badgalminxy, making her Club Voltaire debut. Expect a glamorous, risqué performance filled with dangerous flirtations, irresistible allure and a touch of scandal. She’ll leave you begging for more.
Alongside her performance, enjoy entertaining comedy, captivating magic, and plenty of surprises throughout the night.
Bring your plus one, gather your favourite people, dress up, enjoy a drink and settle in for a delicious night out.
Reminder: Tipping is s3xy. Tipping is beautiful. Tipping supports local artists and helps keep live shows thriving. Bring cash, show some love, and enjoy the art our performers bring to the night 🤍
Get your tickets now. See you there!
📆 5 Sept & 26 Sept only
🕦 7:30 - 9:00 PM
📍 Club Voltaire, North Melbourne
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Carnival of Karactors
Saturday 29 August 2026
Carnival of Karactors returns at Club Voltaire with their reoccurring, kooky, cabaret show! Including a rotating cast of naughty circus, burlesque, and cheeky comedians! See some of Melbourne's most talented up-and-coming artists. Performing every second Saturday of each month!
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Devilish Delights
Between Thursday 16 July 2026 and Thursday 30 July 2026
Step into the wickedly wonderful world of Devilish Delights Cabaret, a thrilling showcase of glamour, laughter, and unforgettable entertainment. Hosted by the devilishly charming Marilyn Costello, this electrifying production brings together an incredible lineup of Naarm's finest performers, celebrating the rich variety and artistry of cabaret in all its forms.
Whether you're drawn in by dazzling costumes, jaw dropping talent, or maybe just a little devilish mischief, there's something for everyone.
Expect the unexpected as each act delivers its own unique flavour of delight in an intimate, unforgettable experience. Secure your tickets now and indulge in an evening that's simply too tempting to miss.
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Jazz For the Old-School (CANCELLED)
Between Wednesday 24 April 2024 and Wednesday 26 June 2024
The James Lockwood Trio comes to Club Voltaire to celebrate the iconic Jazz music of Duke Ellington, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, and the great Swing and Bebop idioms of 1930 to 1955. The James Lockwood Trio combines Lockwood’s deep love for the melodic styles of Lester Young and Charlie Parker with the sonorous timbre of the bowed upright bass in the style of bass pioneers Jimmy Blanton and Slam Stewart.
Joining Lockwood are Australian Jazz stalwarts Catherine Connor (piano) and Larry Kean (drumkit) in the classic format of piano, upright bass, and drumkit. Each musician their love of the Jazz heritage to the fore in a celebration of the spirited melodic invention and dancing rhythms of the Swing and Bebop traditions.
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Test (CANCELLED)
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Test
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Kats on Raglan
Between Saturday 25 March 2023 and Saturday 30 December 2023
A monthly circus showcasing the best of burlesque!
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The James Lockwood Trio
Friday 29 December 2023
An evening of live Jazz presented by the James Lockwood Trio
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The Schuhmannator presents - Life in the Terrarium
Between Thursday 28 September 2023 and Thursday 21 December 2023
The Schuhmannator's first full live show since 2019 and The Schuhmannator is chomping at the bit to share the love of music with all the beautiful people of Melbourne. The new masterpiece "The Sun Rise" will also be on the list.
A highly energetic and unique one man show that has to be experienced to fully appreciate. All original compositions with some confronting lyrical content at times and a lot of humour.
Hard Rock, Rockin' Heavy Metal, Big hair Brit Rock, Blues, Aussie Hard Rock, the Soppy Set and many other genres.
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Kabarisque
Between Saturday 18 March 2023 and Saturday 16 December 2023
A monthly variety show where cabaret meets the risque
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Carnival of Karactors
Between Saturday 7 January 2023 and Saturday 9 December 2023
Kooky, Spooky and all round wacky.
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Sip n Str!p
Thursday 30 November 2023
Burlesque is taking over Club Voltaire!
On Thursday 30th November, Stella Del Lure is bringing you a fine range of emerging and establised artists who will Sip and Strip to their hearts content!
Join us for drink or just for a show and experience the glamour of a classic showgirl tease, the fun of a silly neo burlesque or something somewhere in between.
This is strictly an 18+ event
Contains partial nudity
Doors 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Discounted tickets available for First Nations peoples, BIPOC and Gender non conforming babes.
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Aden Hitchins - Random Things
Friday 24 November 2023
A comedy show presented by Aden Hitchins
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Bruce Fummey - Stories of Scotland
Between Thursday 27 April 2023 and Friday 28 April 2023
If you've watched the YouTube channel, Scotland History Tours, or ABC’s Stuff the British Stole then you'll have heard Bruce Fummey telling stories from Scotland's history. This year he comes to Melbourne to tell you those stories from Scotland's history live... and with more jokes.
Before COVID led to Bruce growing his 165 000 Subscriber YouTube channel he performed stand up at Perth and Adelaide Fringe festivals for several years, was nominated for various comedy awards and is a Scottish Comedian of the Year winner, Bruce brings history with humour and if you have an interest in Scotland, it's humour, people and it's history then this is not to be missed.
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Frankie Davis and The Cat Pack
Between Friday 11 November 2022 and Friday 27 January 2023
Live music with Frankie Davis and the Cat Pack
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VaudeVillain
Between Saturday 20 March 2021 and Saturday 17 December 2022
Madness, Mischief and Mayhem!
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Mischief, Madness and Mayhem!
Between Saturday 21 May 2022 and Saturday 17 December 2022
The Craziest Night of the month!
Featuring some of Voltaire's best and brightest.
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Alex Taylor- Live Electronic Violin with Beats and Bass
Between Saturday 13 November 2021 and Saturday 10 December 2022
An evening of Live Electronic Violin, Beats Bass and Burlesque.
Starring Alex Taylor with Guest Burlesque Performer Tania Perez
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Defect
Between Sunday 26 June 2022 and Sunday 3 July 2022
The year is 2040. Hank Meloni, a Robotic Programmer, has been living with his father Thomas all his life. Now in his early 30s he wants to leave and move in with his girlfriend Carla, a lawyer. Getting his father’s approval is not easy, especially not now since he shows the first signs of dementia.
Due to a chance meeting with a client, secrets about Thomas’ life as a scientist start to unravel that make his son not only question his past but also arouses Carla’s curiosity as to who he reall
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Cabaret Nights with Jens Radda
Between Thursday 5 August 2021 and Thursday 3 February 2022
Drag, Comedy and Music all in one night and all performed by one crazy Melbourne cabaret star.
Hot from FringeWorld festival, join Jens Radda for his monthly Cabaret show at Club Voltaire and you will hear songs you love, performed in a way you've never heard them before
★★★★★ - The June Review
★★★★★ - Out In Perth
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Voltaire's Vaudevillian Variety Night
Between Saturday 4 December 2021 and Saturday 15 January 2022
A VaudeVillian Variety night starring VaudeVillain's Best!
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Raise The Bar
Between Thursday 21 January 2021 and Thursday 16 December 2021
A comedy night featuring established and upcoming female comedians
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Monspace!
Between Saturday 7 August 2021 and Wednesday 15 December 2021
Join us for our newest Musical Feature- Cabaret With Mon!
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Green Dolphin Street Jazz
Thursday 25 November 2021
Join us for a night of Jazz with resident performers Cleo Howman, Karl Howman and Noel Kennedy
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Just Funny
Between Thursday 1 April 2021 and Thursday 15 April 2021
Look, it's cheap, it's near the city, and it's the funniest comedians I can find. It's just funny
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Kym and Bells Funky Outfit
Saturday 20 March 2021
Get ready to rock the Voltaire with the funkiest outfit We've ever seen!
Dance, Sing and bring the heat with Kym and Bells Funky Outfit!
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Voltaire Variety Nights
Between Saturday 6 February 2021 and Saturday 27 February 2021
Vaudevillian Variety like you've never seen it before!
Different line up, Same shenannighans!
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The Carnival of Characters
Saturday 20 February 2021
We're determined to make our last carnival show the BIGGEST ONE YET!
Join us for the send off to send off all send offs!
Come for a drink, say your goodbyes, stay for a fever dream
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Josh Cake's Piano Bar
Between Thursday 3 December 2020 and Thursday 11 February 2021
An evening of comedy and live music with Melbourne Comedian and Slideshow Slam Host, Josh Cake!
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Carnival of Characters
Between Saturday 22 February 2020 and Saturday 23 January 2021
A comedy cabaret with some familiar faces and some brand new kooky characters!
Join hosts Duff and Nicky Lah as the Carnival of Characters begins!
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The Daggiest and Dragiest
Between Saturday 5 December 2020 and Saturday 16 January 2021
Silvio Di Baci presents a collection of Melbourne's Daggiest Drag!
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A weird Christmas Carol
Saturday 19 December 2020
A night of burlesque, comedy, cabaret and carol leading up the the silliest season of the year
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Queer comedy with Lucy Best!
Between Saturday 14 November 2020 and Saturday 19 December 2020
We're delighted to announce that Lucy Best is bringing her Queer Comedy Variety Nights to Club Voltaire.
This is Covid Safe comedy for the age. We will all be practicing personal hygiene and respectful distancing, in accordance with the regulations in place.
Lucy's Queer Comedy nights are a veritable comedic feast, featuring stand up comedy, cabaret, character acts, sketch acts, burlesque, magic and more! Check the line up each month for more details
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Burlesque Bonanza
Between Thursday 15 October 2020 and Thursday 17 December 2020
Join burlesque beauties Mistress Rose, Taylor Bradfield and Nicole Melrose for a Thursday night of Tease
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A Night of Theatrical Comedy
Saturday 12 December 2020
A Night of comedy and character with Luke Belle and Sam Hargreaves
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A little bit Naughty, A little bit Nice
Saturday 5 December 2020
A Christmas Cabaret staring Luke Belle and Kimberly Coleman
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Club Voltaire Online Variety Nights
Between Saturday 15 August 2020 and Saturday 21 November 2020
A wild night of comedy, music and burlesque all from the comfort of your own living room!
Slideshow Slam
Between Thursday 8 October 2020 and Thursday 19 November 2020
A comedy slideshow competion, funniest slide show wins!
Online October Season
Between Thursday 1 October 2020 and Sunday 1 November 2020
Tickets to all 6 October shows - Voltaire Variety Night, Slideshow Slam, Burlesque Bonanza, Kooky Kabaret and Billy vs the Internet
Billy vs The Internet
Between Saturday 15 August 2020 and Saturday 17 October 2020
Billy Sutherland wants to be the next big YouTube sensation. His only obstacles are his inability to afford a new video camera and the fact that The Wiggles won't let him cover their songs.
Billy vs the Internet combines sketch comedy with stand-up to satirize the trials and tribulations of life in the public eye as well as contemporary social media trends and other aspects of the online world.
The piece is written and performed by Melbourne-based actor, Sam Hargreaves.
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Kooky Kabaret
Saturday 3 October 2020
Comedy, Music and Kooky Cabaret Craziness, what could go wrong!?
Skanktified!
Between Saturday 11 July 2020 and Saturday 12 September 2020
Taylor Bradfield debuts her biographical comedy - Skank-tified. With a medley of original songs and parodies, semi-nudity and dance, she gives us an irreverent peek into what its like to grow up indoctrinated with uncompromising spiritual rigidity only to turn down a pathway of heresy and whoredom
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Saturday Night Dreaming
Saturday 12 September 2020
Silvio Di Baci (Kong's Kings, Club Voltaire) is a simple Italian Drag King unlucky in love, join him Saturdays as he woos you with his sexy dance moves, his wholesome messages and his home cooking
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Siete: The Seven Deadly Sins ONLINE
Thursday 27 August 2020
A sinful soiree like you've never seen before! Through the magic of technology Stella Del Lure and an array of devilish delights will share with you the sexiest of sins, direct to your own bedroom/kitchen/loungeroom
Siete: The Seven Deadly Sins
Between Saturday 29 February 2020 and Saturday 25 July 2020
Stella Del Lure proudly presents Siete: The Seven Deadly Sins, a seductive soiree of sinful delights. Join some of Melbournes up and coming cabaret misfits as they showcase the Seven Deadly Sins; like you've never seen before...
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Social Distance
Saturday 18 July 2020
A Lockdown Playbaret by Dylan Woods
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Mad House
Between Saturday 1 February 2020 and Saturday 2 May 2020
From the mind of manic comic Duff, the mischievous Mr. M, and the irreverent songstress Taylor Bradfield, comes an evening of Magic, Mayhem & Madness!
Featuring new Guest Artists every month.
First Saturday of every month.
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Michael Jackson- The Musical Ascension
Saturday 25 April 2020
Paul Rizzo is Australia's number 1, award winning Michael Jackson dance alike and tribute artist. He's the 3-time undefeated Michael Jackson Dance Off champion and has toured the world with his Jackson stage show
Micheal Jackson- The Musical Ascension which goes through every single he ever released from least selling to biggest selling and Paul performs a snippet of each song as we count them down.
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Raglan Revue- Pretty Women
Thursday 16 April 2020
A monthly cabaret revue hosted by Charlotte Righetti and Joseph Lai, starring Torsten Strokirch and Emma Jevons
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Voltaire's Mixed Bag Variety
Between Saturday 18 January 2020 and Saturday 21 March 2020
A musical mix up featuring comedians, clowns, drag queens, cabaret artists and many more sweet treats. In Voltaire's mixed bag, you never know what you're gonna get!
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Improvised Theatre with Bryan Pike
Between Thursday 13 February 2020 and Saturday 21 March 2020
Bryan Pike presents a weekly hour of spontaneous performance with no script and no safety net. A kaleidoscopic flurry of character, staging and storytelling that will linger long in the memory, drawing you back for a new experience each week
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Raglan Revue!
Between Thursday 16 January 2020 and Thursday 19 March 2020
RAGLAN REVUE Is a HIGH OCTANE CABARET-COMEDY show written and hosted by Charlotte Righetti and Joseph Lai. Exposing pop-culture, celebrity, relationships, religion, sex and everything in between. Each month is a NEW SHOW! Expect singing, dancing and a fistful of characters like the French, pringle-eating, ukulele-playing pigeon, or the award wining woman of Australia Ciouxe (pronounced Sue) who is an educator, a Nobel peace prize winner and former prostitute, and Rev. Godforlyf, a sequin-wearing
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Butter Wouldn't Melt
Between Saturday 8 February 2020 and Saturday 14 March 2020
A cabaret so hot and (yet so innocent) that butter itself wouldn't melt! A vaudevillian variety of song, dance, drag and all that steams
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I'm Not Even Mad About It
Thursday 12 March 2020
Operetta Please presents: I'm Not Even Mad About It, a new show written and performed by Luke Belle. Having debuted at the Melbourne Fringe Festival 'I'm Not Even Mad About It' is back for one night as part of the new cabaret series Operetta Please
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Operetta Please
Thursday 12 March 2020
A monthly Musical Theatre show Hosted by Luke Belle and starring some of Melbournes best story tellers and songwriters. Give us a call, Operetta Please!
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The Latin Dancers present: The Big Burlesque
Between Thursday 13 February 2020 and Thursday 20 February 2020
The Latin Dancers and Club Voltaire present, The Big Burlesque! An exciting new burlesque and latin dance show that will make you want to shimmy!
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Daisy Spratt at Voltaire
Thursday 6 February 2020
Daisy Spratt is an americana artist from Melbourne, Australia. Her music is toe tapping, inspiring and uplifting, with a positive message. She was raised in the south and mid-west of the United States, which has influenced her writing style, and draw to country/americana music
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Green Dolphin Street Jazz
Thursday 30 January 2020
Join us for a night of Jazz with resident performers Cleo Howman, Karl Howman and Noel Kennedy of Green Dolphin Street
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Ancient Animal Orchestra ‘Retreat’ Album Launch
Sunday 1 December 2019
Ancient Animal Orchestra are thrilled to be releasing their debut album ‘Retreat’, with a one-off audiovisual performance.
The album journeys through noise and nature, exploring shifting soundscapes and storytelling throughout. Featuring original video projections of German film-maker Donald Saischowa along with improvised additions, this unique performance is sure to be a memorable one.
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Siete: The Seven Deadly Sins
Saturday 30 November 2019
Stella Del Lure proudly presents Siete: The Seven Deadly Sins, a seductive soiree of sinful delights. Join some of Melbournes up and coming cabaret misfits as they showcase the Seven Deadly Sins; like you've never seen before...
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SWEETie
Saturday 7 September 2019
SWEETie - An original cabaret by Chloe Perrett.
A wickedly funny, playful woman overshares her cheeky tales of being a single woman and the consequential stomach ache of overindulging in an all you can eat buffet of boys.
Sweetie takes her audience through stomach squirming first dates, steamy elevator kisses and beach car park breakups with heart and style.
This show is for anyone worried that swipe related arthritis may be on the horizon!
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In the Flesh - Life Drawing
Between Sunday 28 July 2019 and Sunday 11 August 2019
ACOPA (Australian Centre of Performance & Art) presents 'In the Flesh' - a series of life drawing sessions presented by the talented visionary artist Hera Wing at Melbourne's Club Voltaire.
Join us in our intimate theatre space as Hera takes you on a journey through narrative and soundscape to explore the development of your own art practice in Melbourne's newest life drawing event 'In the Flesh'.
Free glass of wine on entry included.
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Stella's Sexistential Sex Show
Thursday 20 June 2019
Gussy up and get ready for The Sexistentialist' sexy launch show! Prepare to be tickled and titillated by a variety of cabaret, drag and comedy acts all based around awkward sex stories!
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