Andrea James Lui

Pole Dance at the Hamilton Fringe Festival this July!

THE POLE SHEBANG • July 18-27 • Theatre Aquarius • Hamilton Fringe Festival 2025

Asian-Canadian/Australian pole dancer, Andrea James Lui, hits the stage at the Hamilton Fringe Festival this July in her solo storytelling pole dancing show: The Pole Shebang.

After a decade of teaching, performing, and competing all across Australia, including at Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Fringe Festival, and Miss Pole Dance Australia, Andrea James Lui returns to her hometown of Toronto to dive back into the Fringe circuit.

Past Fringe credits include:

Toronto Fringe Festival Patron’s Pick & Just For Laughs award winning sketch comedy show Asiansploitation Spanks The Tiger
Toronto Fringe Festival Patron’s Pick & Next Stage Festival winning musical Just East of Broadway
debut production of The Pole Shebang at last year’s London Fringe Festival

Audience reactions to The Pole Shebang at London Fringe Festival 2024:

“Very surprising. Very inspiring. And very impressive athleticism!”

“Never seen anything like it!”

“The pole dancing is incredible!”

“So entertaining and super funny!”

“One of the best shows of Fringe, go check it out!”

“Andrea James Lui delivered a hilarious, heartwarming and interactive look into her life as a pole dancer.”

One Pole. One Person. One Hour. Take a behind the scenes detour on this journey of a tomboy pole dancer, as she is unexpectedly called up to the biggest stage in the country – a stage full of the most iconic, glamorous, and glittering pole dancers in the land!

THE POLE SHEBANG – Hamilton Fringe Festival
Theatre Aquarius Studio – 190 King William St.
Fri 18 July – 8:45pm
Sat 19 July – 12:15pm
Sun 20 July – 6:00pm
Mon 21 July – 9:15pm
Wed 23 July – 7:45pm
Sat 26 July – 9:45pm
Sun 27 July – 7:15pm

THE POLE SHEBANG – Vancouver Fringe Festival
Revue Stage – 1601 Johnston St.
Fri 5 Sept – 9:30pm
Sat 6 Sept – 4:30pm
Sun 7 Sept – 1:10pm
Mon 8 Sept – 5:00pm
Thu 11 Sept – 7:50pm
Sat 13 Sept – 7:20pm