Joely Poley, Puddin' and Pie

His nanna called him Joely Poley, a nickname from a nursery rhyme, and it stuck. So did a lot of other things. Lollies. Kingston biscuits. Jimmy Barnes on the tape deck. Bob Hawke on the telly. A beer or twenty along the way. And an identity or two that took longer to shake than they should have. Who is he really though?

Joely Poley, Puddin & Pie is a solo storytelling show about the identities we collect, the labels other people put on us, and the ones we put on ourselves. The ones we eventually retire without a farewell party. It is warm, funny, and honest.

People tend to leave feeling lighter. That is the most common thing said after shows, and the show’s reason for being written and performed.