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Australian literary darling Patrick Marlborough (On Fringe, Killing Rove, Bad Boy Buckley) — author of the critically acclaimed novel, Nock Loose — wants to know the answer to one simple question: can you read?

Join Patrick and a panel of some of Australia’s most respected and bespectacled thinkers, authors, and degenerates at this special touring symposium from The Festival of Middlebrow Ideas, as they debate the state of literature in this spot in late stage capitalism, and which Australian novelist owes them money.

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Comedy • Stand Up

Western Australia • World Premiere

: Thu, 21 Jan - Mon, 01 Feb
: 60 min
: DADAA
: MA15+ (3 Warnings)
: $30
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: Very Hot

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Sessions

Duration: 60 min

Thu 21 Jan - Mon 25 Jan: 7:30pm Thu 28 Jan - Mon 01 Feb: 7:30pm

Ticket Prices

Concession: $17.00 to $25.50
Friends Frenzy: $14.00 to $21.00
Full Price: $30.00
Group (6+): $23.00 (6 ticket minimum)

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1 Venue

DADAA

DADAA Theatre, 92 Adelaide St, Fremantle

Entry via Cantonment Street

Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.

Venue is 18+ but minors may attend with a parent or legal guardian

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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: MA15+

Mental Health

Depicts Violence

Coarse Language: Frequent

Presenter

Presented by: Patrick Marlborough

Patrick Marlborough (they/them) is a novelist, journalist, comedian, critic and musician based in Walyalup (Fremantle), WA. Their critically acclaimed novel, Nock Loose, was released in 2025 via Fremantle Press. It was shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier’s Award, and an ABIA award. Patrick’s writing has appeared in in Vice, Gawker, Slate, Rolling Stone, NME, The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Junkee, Noisey, Meanjin, Overland, Crikey, The Lifted Brow, Cordite, Going Down Swinging, Kill Your Darlings, The Betoota Advocate, and more. They co-host the Australian culture/politics podcast, The Battler, and run the substack The Yeah Nah Review. Their past FRINGE shows include On Fringe, Killing Rove, and Bad Boy Buckley.

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