6pm Speakeasy @ Austin Club ft Ray Shipley

Wed Nov 26 2025 at 07:30 am to 09:00 am UTC+13:00

161 Cashel St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand | Christchurch

Jor Dansaren - Fire, Circus & Spoken Word
Publisher/HostJor Dansaren - Fire, Circus & Spoken Word
6pm Speakeasy @ Austin Club ft Ray Shipley
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***PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME OF 5.30 DUE TO ANOTHER SCHEDULED EVENT AT 7PM - arrive before 5.30 to secure open mic spot***
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 via Humanitix on following scale: 
$5 - early bird/concession
$10 - general admission
$15 - generous admission
Ticket link: https://events.humanitix.com/6pm-speakeasy-ft-ray-shipley
Tickets of each type limited - please consider choosing a ticket according to your capability to contribute. For any ticketing queries, please contact Jor Dansaren.
Door sales may be available, check event to see if spaces available. Door sales are cash only.
Open mic sign ups from 5.15pm. Open mic kicks off 5.30pm with feature to follow.
Feature for November, our last event for the year: Ray Shipley!
Ray Shipley is, or has at various times been, a bookseller, librarian, poet, comedian, youth worker, marriage celebrant, and writing tutor. In 2019, Ray was nominated for the Billy T Award, the biggest award for the rising stars of comedy in Aotearoa. Ray is the current Christchurch Poetry Slam Champion, a title they’ve held five times. Their debut poetry chapbook, published by Ngā Pukapuka Pekapeka, is due to be released in November 2025. Since 2020, Ray has been running Late Night Poetry Hour - a celebration of poetry and feelings and staying up past bedtime - monthly at Little Andromeda Theatre.
Head on down and Speakeasy with us!
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161 Cashel St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand, 161 Cashel St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand, Christchurch

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