For festivals and venues
Touring presentation
The original company travels with the show for a season or a run of dates.
Wild Child Productions presents
The Upstairs Club
A secret playground for adults. Elegance after dark, chaos by invitation.
18+ Circus · dance · live vocals · comedy90 min + intervalRunning in Melbourne since May 2026Now booking 2027–2028
The show
You were invited. You were warned.
Behind an unmarked door and up the last flight of stairs, a private club opens for the night. The hosts are charming, the drinks are poured, and the evening is about to get out of hand.
The Upstairs Club is a circus-driven cabaret where the audience is part of the party. Dancers work the room, a voice fills it, and an acrobat hangs upside down above your table. A respectable evening slides into chaos: a priest, a baptism, an exorcism, and a guest pulled on stage who never saw it coming.
The show opened in Melbourne on 1 May 2026 under the title Society, to strong reviews, and is now in the middle of a successful year-long run. The Upstairs Club is its international version: the same secret club, with more circus. Its original directors are re-staging it with new acrobatic acts, for new rooms and new audiences.
Press · Melbourne 2026
What the critics said
Polished without being stiff, playful without being tacky and immersive without becoming uncomfortable.
My jaw literally hurt afterwards from how much I was smiling.
One minute you’re sipping a cocktail, the next someone’s hanging upside down above your table while the room erupts around you.
Ways to work with us
One club, several doors
For long runs and resident venues
Licence with local cast
We cast and direct the show with artists from your city, with one or two core performers from the original company.
For creation houses
Co-production & residency
Build a new chapter of the club with us: a residency, a regional premiere, or a version made for your stage.
For cruise lines and resorts
Adaptable edition
A shorter version, with the running time, age rating and level of spice adjusted to your guests: from an adults-only late show to a broader, more accessible evening.
The hosts
Directed by Félix Pouliot & Jackie Chambers
Co-director · Set designer
Félix Pouliot
Circus artist from Montréal, specialised in Chinese pole, and a clown, director and set designer. Trained at the École nationale de cirque and the École de cirque de Québec, he has performed more than 1,400 shows around the world.
- Cirque Éloize, Saloon: creation and world tour, 292 shows
- Strut & Fret, Blanc de Blanc Encore: Australia, 2019 to today
- Cirque du Soleil, Juste une p'tite nuit
- GOP Varieté, Match: Germany, 300+ shows
Co-director
Jackie Chambers
For presenters, programmers and producers · Coming soon
Ask for the password
Information for presenters, programmers and producers is coming soon: the one-page summary, the teaser and the tech rider.
f.pouliot@wildchildprods.com