Kinky History Live - The Eggplant Tour

15 Feb 2025
07:30pm - 09:30pm
$59.90
The Capitol, 113 Swanston St, Melbourne

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Award-winning writer, creative and sex historian Esmé Louise James. . . Best known as the creator of 'Kinky History'. . . Is taking the 'Eggplant' tour on the road.

Esmé has more than three million followers on social media. She's delivered education with a side of frivolity, to the masses – with 'Kinky History' spawning a global, best-selling book and a chart-topping podcast series.

Esmé is a TEDx speaker, appears in the Top 30 Emerging Writers (SBS) list, is the winner of the University Of Melbourne Rising Star Alumni Award, and a recipient of Screen Australia's Every Voice initiative.

In 2024, Esmé created 'Let's Get Explicit', an initiative inspired by 'Calendar Girls' – featuring some of the country's most prominent, influential voices speaking out about the growing epidemic of violence against women. The initiative calls for practical action.

"Welcome to history class as you've never seen it before," Esmé says of the upcoming 'Eggplant' tour.

"The naughtiest stories from the past are about to be brought to life with a little cabaret flair, a lot of laughs, and some very egg-citing surprises to keep you blushing."

RMIT students can access 20% off tickets by using the discount code ''KHSTUDENT''' at the checkout.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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Kinky History Live - The Eggplant Tour