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Lee-Anne Poole has tried to tell this story a few ways. Talk Sexxxy was a blog, then it was workshopped as a play, she’s adapted it into poems, and fiction, and a screenplay – not putting the subject down for over 15 years, and also never really presenting the work. This play is the play and is also the making of the play. 

Talk Sexxxy is a semi-autobiographical account of a phone sex operator, Kristie, who isn’t leaving her apartment. Kristie is a new employee at a telephone line where customers play out their erotic fantasies for two dollars a minute. The phone sex operators blur the lines between reality and illusion for the callers, role-playing their every fantasy. When a company proclaims, “No Taboos, Hardcore Phone Sex!” the requested role-plays become more and more disturbing.

Running January 9th – 19th 2025

when & where?

Running from January 9 to 19th at the SMU Art Gallery (5907 Gorsebrook Ave)

6:30pm (1:00pm on Matinees) – Doors & Art Installation Open 
7:30pm (2:00pm on Matinees) – Live Performance 

The live performance runs for 45 minutes, with open time before and after for art installation exploration. 

The Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery is wheelchair accessible. 

If our sliding scale ticket prices are not accessible to you, please reach out to us at talksexxxy@gmail.com, and we are happy to accommodate. No one will be turned away from this performance due to lack of funds.

The Team

Production Manager – Chelsea Dickie 

Director – Stephanie MacDonald 

Preparator – Adam Myatt 

Written & Performed by Lee-Anne Poole 

Curator – Lou Sheppard 

Lighting Designer – Leigh Ann Vardy 

We would like to acknowledge the support of Arts Nova Scotia and the Canada Council for the Arts and the Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery.

Content

Talk Sexxxy contains intense content related to real-life experiences of phone sex operators – In order to not reveal aspects of the show, we have left these content warnings a separate opt-in for those who feel they may benefit from knowing what to expect ahead of time.

We encourage you to read these general warnings if you feel you may need them. But it is by no means necessary if you would rather not reveal any aspects of the show for yourself. You can find these general content warnings by clicking here.

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