About Cane and Collar

 Compliance Never Felt So Good is a 30-minute live comedy performance starring Mistress Jessie, a dominatrix-turned-Work Health and Safety (WHS) officer, navigating the absurd intersection of compliance, sexuality, and mental health.

The skit farewells a retiring (or departing) male boss, inducts a nervous new employee, and explores the fictional Workplace Health and Sexuality Act of 2069, complete with salt lamp inspections, emotional PPE, and audience compliance spot checks.

The show uses kink-informed humour to subvert traditional power dynamics and highlight real issues like depression, burnout, and communication in the workplace. It’s satirical, inclusive, and deeply cathartic.

 What happens when a seasoned dominatrix inherits the job of Work Health and Safety Officer?

 You get Compliance Never Felt So Good—a 30-minute satirical comedy that trades toolbox talks for emotional aftercare and fluorescent lights for USB salt lamps.

Mistress Jessie is here to farewell a toxic manager, induct a shy recruit, and introduce her proudest creation yet: the Workplace Health and Sexuality Act of 2069. Featuring spot checks, safe words, and a generous serving of subtext, this one-woman show is a sharp whip crack at burnout culture, bureaucratic nonsense, and kink-shaming workplaces.

It’s part TED Talk, part training induction, and 100% mistress-led madness.
Expect consent-based crowd play, salt lamp compliance zones, and the most seductive risk matrix ever seen on a flip chart.

From Far North Queensland to the heart of Fringe, Mistress Jessie is bringing regulation, reform—and a touch of rope.

 Absolutely. This show:

• Speaks to burnt-out workers, Fringe lovers, and the queer community
   
• Appeals to fans of absurdist comedy, satire, and subversive theatre
   
• Offers interactive audience moments without pressure or cringe
   
• Aligns perfectly with the Fringe’s reputation for bold, left-of-field, hilarious works
   

Mistress Jessie also brings an existing audience via podcast, BDSM community reach, and a growing social media presence through the Cane & Collar brand.

Yes. The show has been designed with:

• Content warnings (emotional content, kink themes)
   
• Physical accessibility in venue selection
   
• No forced audience participation—only consensual interaction
   
• Inclusive language, queer-positive tone, and neurodivergent-aware humour
   
• A focus on emotional intelligence, mental health, and psychological safety, even while being funny
   

Mistress Jessie is committed to emotionally safe and inclusive performance practices, both on-stage and off.

Unquestionably. The show pushes boundaries while staying playful:

• It imagines a futuristic WHS Act written by a dominatrix
   
• Uses physical props (salt lamps, riding crops, fake certificates) as part of performance memory and gags
   
• Integrates live performance with podcast plans and merch drops (e.g. “Comply With Me” USB diffusers)
   
• It's a gateway piece for a longer solo show, a podcast series, and a touring art exhibition
  It’s bold. It’s bizarre. It’s BDSM-meets-bureaucracy—and it’s exactly what audiences didn’t know they needed.

This show merges satire with real workplace themes—burnout, compliance culture, mental health—all through a lens of power play and absurdity.

In a time when emotional exhaustion and silence dominate many workplaces, Compliance Never Felt So Good flips the script and invites audiences to laugh, squirm, and self-reflect.

It also uplifts queer and kink-informed performers from regional Queensland, expanding the national conversation about sexuality, safety, and expression.

• 5–10 live shows at Adelaide Fringe 2026
•  Video recording for podcast tie-in and digital release 
• Community engagement through audience interaction
  Future bookings at other Fringe festivals (Melbourne, Darwin, Cairns)

• Actual workplace visits and selling salt lamps with certificates for workplace upbeat humour.
• Digital products

A platform to test new work for a future one-hour solo show and national tour