A performer with thigh-high red boots on a pole doing a deep backbend, framed by a blazing ring of fire in a dark setting.

7 – 11 Oct

The Pole Shebang

Storytelling...but on a pole.

One Person. One Pole. One Hour. Take a behind the scenes detour on this journey of a tomboy pole dancer, when she is unexpectedly called up to the biggest stage in the world - a stage full of the most iconic, glittering, glamorous pole dancers in all the land.

The Pole Shebang is a coming of middle-age story by a neurodivergent gender-rebellious Asian-Canadian/Australian navigating the glitzy shadows of the pole dance world, where she’s always just a little bit late and a little bit left of centre stage.

Date	Times
Wed 7 Oct	9:45pm - 10:45pm
Thu 8 Oct	9:45pm - 10:45pm
Fri 9 Oct	9:45pm - 10:45pm
Sat 10 Oct	9:45pm - 10:45pm
Sun 11 Oct	8:45pm - 9:45pm

From $10 to $50

Adult / general $39
Senior $34
Student / concession $34

Accessible toilets
Companion card accepted
Mobility access
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