Susanna Pukkila

Joni – Play (Like) a Man

Finland

A sports comedy about a cheeky hockey player (who might be called Joni), sponsored by internalised misogyny. This ridiculous journey to victory and beyond invites the whole audience to join in.

Expect fake blood, real sweat and a thick Finnish äksent.

Winner: Baltic Nordic Fringe Network Award (Reykjavik Fringe 2025), Artist's Shark Award (Finfringe 2025), BNFN Award (Finfringe 2024).

Strictly for audiences 18+

Audience participation

Language – occasional coarse language

References to or simulation of violence

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Show Details

Ticket Prices

$15.70 - $25.83

Time

9.40pm

Venue

The Motley Bauhaus - Cabaret Stage

118 Elgin Street, Carlton

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Licensed Venue

Licensed venue: under 18s permitted with parent or guardian

Accessibility

There is step-free access into the venue and the Ground Floor is level. There are double doors through the main entrance that may require some assistance. All passageways on the Ground Floor are at least 100cm wide.

There are 24 steps to the Cabaret Stage with a handrail on the left and a landing halfway up. Once upstairs, there are two steps dividing the gallery space. There is no lift access.

There are gender neutral bathrooms on the Ground Floor, located in on the right-hand side at the rear of the venue, down a passageway. The first toilet on the right is an accessible toilet.

There is unfixed level seating during the show.

There are no dedicated accessible parking bays, but there is street parking along Elgin Street, Rathdowne Street and on smaller streets that branch off from Rathdowne Street.

Duration

55 minutes