Fringe Festival, Theatre
Ashleigh August Shearman
BUTTERFLIES ON THE WHEEL
Melbourne Fringe Festival
October 6–10, 2026
“Confronting and Hilarious” – Raimondo Cortese, University of Melbourne
Ancient Rome and contemporary reality collide in this hilarious and deeply ironic exploration of human frailty, perseverance and personal agency. A queer punk epic, Butterflies on the Wheel looks back at myth and history to inform who we are, where we’re going, and what we can become.
| Event details |
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| Dates | |
| Tuesday, October 6 | 9 - 10:30 PM |
| Wednesday, October 7 | 9 - 10:30 PM |
| Thursday, October 8 | 9 - 10:30 PM |
| Friday, October 9 | 9 - 10:30 PM |
| Saturday, October 10 | 9 - 10:30 PM |
| tickets | |
| Full | $26 |
| Concession | $17.50 |
| Fringe Member Discount | $19.50 |
| Blak Tix | $10 |
| Group 6+ | $20 |
| Location | |
| Gasworks Main Theatre |
| Running time | |
| 90 mins |
| accessibility | |
| Wheelchair Accessible |
| warnings | |
| Alcohol Use, Body Image, Drug References, Emotional Abuse, Mental Health, Queerphobia or Homophobia, Self Harm or Suicide, Sexual Assault or Abuse, Smoking on Stage, Simulated Blood, Sexual Harassment, Staged Violence, Sexual References, Contains Haze, Sustained Loud Noises, Contains strobe lights and sustained bright lights, Some nudity, Strong coarse languageUse of Replica Weapons, Use of Slurs, Violence |
