The Poetry Brothel: Spellbound

 🔮 "Spark of seduction, kiss of old toad, journey down an untravelled road..." Conjure a realm of enchantment where words slip off page’s edge—spell casting your fantasies to dance alive before your very eyes with this immersive theater show set in an illustrious bordello.

Tickets for The Poetry Brothel: Spellbound in San Diego, CA, United States
🎫 General Admission (standing)
🎫 VIP Reserved Seating
🎫 Front VIP Table (seats 2, Gin tasting flight and gift bag)

Highlights
🎤 Spellbinding poetry readings from heart-throb poets.
💃 Burlesque and variety acts throughout the night.
🎷 Live jazz band to set the sultry atmosphere.
🍸 Cocktail hour from 7:00 PM for intimate mingling with the cast.
🔮 Opportunities to engage with mystics, Tarot readers, and other vendors using on-site tokens.

General Info
📅 Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
📍 Venue: 4612 Park Boulevard
👤 Age Requirement: 21+ with valid ID
🪑 Seating: First come, first served
⚠️ Show includes flashing lights, fog effects, and amplified music
👉 VIP tickets include extra immersive experiences and goodies!

Description
Enter The Poetry Brothel. A glamorous cabaret featuring the most thought-provoking, thrill-arousing poets accompanied by burlesque dancers, variety acts, and a live jazz band. Plus, there are opportunities to choose your own adventure, have unique and mysterious encounters, and connect with dazzling artists along the way. The allure of these sultry specters creates a magic so enticing, our poets possess powers to undress your mind and plunge into your innermost desires—leaving you Spellbound.

“And above all watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” - Roald Dahl

💫 Immerse Yourself 💫
Tonight is your night to discover something new and beautiful within yourself. We highly encourage you to dress to impress. Vintage fashion, evening formal wear, characters, costumes, silk, lace, and lingerie are all fabulous choices. Are you an all-seeing oracle, diva of divination, tempting trickster, mythical being, entity from beyond, gothic bruja, or stoic wisdom keeper? You choose what magic you possess!

💫 What is The Poetry Brothel? 💫
The Poetry Brothel is a 17-year-running immersive literary cabaret with chapters across the country—including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Boston—and even around the globe. Blending poetry and vaudeville, intimacy and immersion, cabaret and activism, The Poetry Brothel is a show like no other. The “Madam” presents a rotating cast of poets “erupting into verse in public and luring guests into back rooms for private readings,” as described in The New Yorker.

We are a collective of artists and poets with a mission to uplift our communities. We honor the sacred tradition of sex work by casting current and former sex workers, sparking conversations to destigmatize sex work, educating our audiences on consent and current issues in sex work, and donating a portion of all profits to GLITS (Gays & Lesbians in a Transgender Society).

This is a 21+ event. Our show includes flashing lights, reasonably amplified music, fog effects, and possibly a startling glimpse of your true self.

💫 Reviews 💫
"Prepare to have your expectations exceeded." – LA Weekly The Poetry Brothel presents artists and activists working in a variety of mediums both on stage and through its ever-changing array of intimate, interactive, and creative services.