World premiere – Speed Dating with Cacti – Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

What do a cognitive neuroscientist, a dharma teacher, a stand-up comedian, an 88-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s, a teenager or two, a brain injury survivor, a group of running children, and several walking meditators have in common? 

They are all experts of the present moment, colliding at the World Premiere of Speed Dating with Cacti, a fun, immersive 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival experience at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 

The show will be an immersive, mind-expanding experience that explores the slippery space between science and spirituality.

It was created by the internationally renowned Canadian performance company Mammalian Diving Reflex.