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Harold Holt: The Man, The Myth, The Pool

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7 Camp Street,
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  • Thu 22 Oct 7pm–8pm
  • Fri 23 Oct 7pm–8pm
  • Sat 24 Oct 7pm–8pm

$10 - $34

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Public historian and comedian James Ward has done what no one else would dare: build a replica of the Harold Holt Swim Centre and create an entire comedy show around it. The result is a hysterical dive into one of Australia's most bizarre historical ironies.

This show is a part of Fringe Encore: Ballarat.

Content: Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat

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  • Thu 22 Oct 7pm–8pm
  • Fri 23 Oct 7pm–8pm
  • Sat 24 Oct 7pm–8pm
  • Sun 25 Oct 6pm–7pm

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