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A sizzling lineup of writers and performers share sexy morsels of erotic writing and performance.
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 we’re feasting with Wild Abandon at Spring Fling, Melbourne Fringe is getting ready to Eat Your Art Out. 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.
Featuring Ella Baxter (Woo Woo), Xanthe Dobbie, Esmé Louise James (Kinky History), Dylin Hardcastle (A Language of Limbs), Kitty Obsidian and Bebe Oliver (More Than These Bones). Hosted by comedian and performer Zoë Coombs Marr.
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?
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Aysha Buffet will no longer be able to perform in tonight's event. Please contact ticketing@wheelercentre.com for more information or to request a refund.
Presented in partnership with Melbourne Fringe.
Spring Fling: Wild Abandon
A season of curiosity unleashed.
Spring Fling returns for 2024 with wild abandon. This year, we’ve curated a lineup of change-makers, rule-breakers and singular storytellers to challenge your preconceptions and foster new ways of thinking.
Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Friday 18 October
7.30pm-9.00pm
Tickets
$35.00
Full
$25.00
Concession
$25.00
Under 30
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Location
Accessibility
Accessible toilets available
Assistive Listening
Auslan interpreting available by-request
Companion tickets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
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Featuring
Ella Baxter
Ella Baxter is a writer and Artist. She is the author of New Animal and Woo Woo and is currently working on her third novel, Holy Horny.
Xanthe Dobbie
Xanthe Dobbie is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher based on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation in Naarm, Melbourne. Working across on- and offline modes of making, their practice ...
Dylin Hardcastle
Dylin Hardcastle is an award-winning author, artist, screenwriter and former Provost’s Scholar at the University of Oxford based on Gadigal Land. They are four books. Their work has been published to critical acclaim ...
Esmé Louise James
Esmé James is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne in the School of Culture and Communications, researching the development of the erotic genre from the eighteenth century onwards. On social media she has ...
Kitty Obsidian
Fierce, fat and FAborigional! Kitty Obsidian is a proud Wiradjuri/Gamilaroi trans performer specialising in slow seduction, ferocious fetish & sickening sideshow! They once broke a mans nose with their boobs and always have ...
Bebe Oliver
Bebe Oliver is a Bardi Jawi award-winning author, poet and illustrator. As a leading advocate for Aboriginal advancement and self-determination, he is deeply committed to the empowerment and visibility of Aboriginal and ...
Zoë Coombs Marr
Zoë is a performer, writer, artist and comedian. She grew up in Grafton, where she and her best friend staged a musical instead of going to schoolies week. In 2006 she won the National Poetry Slam Championships under ...