Short Stories, Centre Stage.

For culture seekers and story enthusiasts, StorySALOON is your mid-week adventure, offering three short stories, brought to life on stage by talented actors. Each monthly StorySALOON Live and StorySALOON Podcast showcases brilliant short stories by new and established Australian writers, selected to move, illuminate and entertain.

ALEX DIMITRIADES reads DANCE HALL DAYS, by Christos Tsiolkas

‘In the toilets back of The Club in Collingwood, after woofing up two strong lines of speed, she and I staring at our faces in the dirty mirror. And hadn't she said to me that night, 'You should try make-up. You'd make a pretty girl'?’

CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS is the bestselling, multi-award winning author of Loaded, The Slap, and Barracuda.

ALEX DIMITRIADES is a star of the stage and screen, known for his work on tv and feature films including Underbelly, The Heartbreak Kid, WogBoy 2, The Slap, and Head On.

VINAYA ELIJALA reads THE SKIT, by Roanna Gonsalves

‘Really! Nothing like this happened to me. Seriously.’ 

‘You mean to say you made it all up?’

‘It’s…what’s it called…fiction or something?’

Goan-Australian writer ROANNA GONSALVES is the author of the comedic, multi-award winning short story collection, The Permanent Resident. 

Actor VINAYA ELIJALA’s earliest performances included Bollywood dancing and short films; more recently she has performed in NIDA’s Festival of Emerging Artists 2022, the Sydney Fringe Festival 2023, and Belvoir’s 25A in 2024.

ADAM DUNN reads APOCALYPSE, THEN? by Jake Dean

“My companion is Felix, an excitable twenty-one-year-old man-child I met while hiding in a supermarket ceiling as armed raiders vainly scoured the aisles below for food.”

JAKE DEAN’S short stories and nonfiction have been published widely in The Saturday Paper, Surfing World, Grifith Review, Kill Your Darlings, Overland, and Slam Skateboarding Magazine.

ADAM DUNN’s feature film and tv roles include The Rising, Play Dirty, The Fall Guy and Elvis and Colin from Accounts, and stage work including the smash-hit The Play That Goes Wrong.

Hosted by JANE MESSER

Doors: 6.00pm
Show Start: 7.00pm

TICKETING INFO

This is an 18+ event. 

Do not attend if you are feeling unwell.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

Once purchased tickets are non-refundable & non-transferable

A booking fee applies to all advance tickets. (All quoted prices include tax).

Over 18's only unless advertised otherwise.

All children under 18 not permitted including small children and babies. Photo ID is essential, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Drivers Licence or Passport. Intoxicated persons will not be admitted. No thongs, steel cap boots, or spiked attire. Dangerous  behaviour including Crowd Surfing, Stage Diving, Moshing and Violent Dancing is not allowed and will result in your immediate removal from  this venue. Inappropriate behaviour at this venue will lead to your banning.