# Fringe Encore Ballarat | Little Squirt: A one man musical cabaret about sperm donation

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Fringe Encore Ballarat | Little Squirt: A one man musical cabaret about sperm donation

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October 22 @ 7:00 pm - October 24 @ 8:00 pm

$10 – $34

BMI – Humffray Room, level 2

Doors open 30min prior to show

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**A profane but profound comedy musical.**

![Man emerging from giant splashing glass of milk](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/little-squirt-1.webp)

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Artist: Darby James | Photos: Liv Morison

**Darby clicks on a Facebook ad for sperm donation and sets sail across the seas of queer existential mayhem, discovering the absurdities of clinical procreation and considering his own future as a potential gay parent.**

Join musical comedian Darby James for his multi-award-winning cabaret about the process of sperm donation. As he navigates questionnaires, psychological evaluations and questions of parenthood, Darby finds himself stranded as a seaman in moral purgatory, facing the question: Should we be having children?

“Unexpected, thought-provoking and bursting with heart” ★★★★ – The List
“A profane but profound comedy musical.” ★★★★ – The Scotsman
“A masterpiece” ★★★★★ – Glam Adelaide
“James is a major talent on the ascent.” ★★★★★ – Theatre Matters

**Presented by** Quiet RIOT and Darby James | **Written and Performed by** Darby James | **Directed by** Casey Gould

**Presenting Artist or Company**

Presenting Artist or Company
Quiet RIOT

Full Price $34 | Concession $28 | Group of 6+ $28 | Blak Tix $10

A bar will operate in the Hugh Williamson Foyer – There is no allocated seating.

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This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, learn and create. *Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.*