Wake

Name: Wake
Start: 2026-01-14 19:30:00+11:00
End: 2026-01-22 18:00:00+11:00
Location: Carriageworks

THISISPOPBABY

Ireland

Death has never felt more alive.

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Description

Australian Exclusive Carriageworks

In Ireland, a wake is no ordinary farewell. It's a ritual of release where music, stories, and laughter spill through the night into the dawn as community gathers to honour endings and embrace new beginnings.  

WAKE takes that spirit and transforms it into a contemporary spectacular. Come for a kaleidoscopic variety show featuring world-class Irish talent – from pole dancers and breakdancers to tap and aerial artistry, from slam poets to live musicians. This is tradition spun sideways, a riot of artistry and energy that juxtaposes the ancient and the now.  

Created by Dublin trailblazers THISISPOPBABY (RIOT, 2018), this dynamic ensemble is unapologetically alive. It has wowed audiences across the globe, praised as "a raucous, pole-dancing rollercoaster"(The Guardian) and "Riverdance for club queens" (The Irish Times).  

Both spectacle and communion, this is a celebration of life, loss and wild joy, showcasing the very best of contemporary Irish culture. Step inside, and live. 

★★★★★ “WAKE is like Riverdance for club queens.”

THE IRISH TIMES

★★★★ “An adrenaline shot of joy to the heart.”

THE ART REVIEW

★★★★ “Rude, raucous, silly and then suddenly poignant.”

THE GUARDIAN UK

★★★★ “Moving, powerful and totally unhinged... a life-affirming experience.”

THE STAGE

Cabaret Comedy Circus & physical theatre