6pm Speakeasy @ Austin Club: a spoken word event in the heart of Ōtautahi's CBD.

Coming at you live with a fresh new feature, last Wednesday of every month.

MCed by Jor Dansaren and generously hosted by Austin Club Basement Bar - 161 Cashel Street, Christchurch.

Tickets available on following scale:

$5 - early bird/concession

$10 - general admission

$15 - generous admission

Tickets of each type limited - please consider choosing a ticket according to your capability to contribute. For any ticketing queries, please contact Jor Dansaren via Facebook.

Door sales may be available, cash only.

Open mic sign ups from 5.45pm. Open mic kicks off 6pm with feature to follow.

May feature: Tusiata Avia!

Tusiata Avia is a poet, writer and performer. She has published 5 books of poetry, children’s books, short film, radio documentary. Her iconic play Wild Dogs Under My Skirt showed Off-Broadway in 2020, where it won the Fringe Encore Outstanding Production of the Year. Her most recent play, The Savage Coloniser Show won Best New Play at Wellington Theatre Awards 2024. Both plays are based on books of poetry of the same name.

Tusiata was awarded a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to poetry and in 2024, the Prime Ministers Award for Literary Achievement: Poetry.

Head on down and Speakeasy with us!