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Wellington Fringe Festival - Latest News [Page 2]

Pinwheel presents Don’t Eat the Bed

Friday, 11 February 2011, 2:48 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Pinwheel returns to Fringe 2011 with a generic, mediocre, predictable, unsatisfying and cliché romantic comedy, which is totally and utterly blind drunk on surrealism. This new devised piece endeavours to ask what is truly at the heart of human love ... More >>

Future Astronauts - Wellington Fringe Festival

Friday, 11 February 2011, 2:43 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Wellingtons latest Theatre Company, Involuntary Stage Rage, pulls together some of New Zealand’s best emerging artists to bring you a highly experimental, off-beat, peculiar, comical and extremely original new contemporary work. Mixing it up with ... More >>

Fringe Festival Turns 21!!!

Thursday, 10 February 2011, 2:59 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

The New Zealand Fringe Festival has officially received the keys to the door and today launched its 21st programme. Fringe 2011 includes a wonderfully inventive mix of acts that fully reflect the creative creature that is Fringe. Over two weeks, ... More >>

Think of All The Fun You’ll Find in The Rubber Room

Thursday, 10 February 2011, 2:53 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

What do you do when it’s your job to do nothing? The Rubber Room is where teachers are sent when they can’t be trusted to teach but can’t be fired. An empty classroom. No classes to teach. Nothing. Sophie has been coming to work in The Rubber Room for ... More >>

“Campground Chaos” New Outdoor Summer Kiwiana Circus Show

Thursday, 10 February 2011, 2:47 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Multi-award winning Fuse Circus brings you a brand new circus – theatre show inspired by the iconic kiwi campground holiday! Frank Kits Park. Wellington Waterfront. Thursday 17 February - Saturday 26 February at 8.15pm Matinee shows on Saturday 19, Sun 20 ... More >>

Fringe Festival 2011 - Thin Air By Seamus Arnel

Thursday, 10 February 2011, 2:41 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Thin Air is a new kiwi comedy about looking for LOVE in all the right and wrong places! A charming mix of Reality Bites, Easy A , and Scarfies , Thin Air is bringing intimate theatre to Molly’s , Wellington and The Box , Petone. New to town and ... More >>

Wellington Fringe 2011 deadline extended

Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 9:56 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

The Fringe Arts Trust thanks the Wellington City Council, Creative NZ, Springload, Creature Design and RADIO ACTIVE for their continued support of Fringe.  More >>

The One Night Stands: In the Mood

Saturday, 13 February 2010, 1:12 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

This trio of funny, smart and sexy singers dish up a repertoire like tossed salad - quirky covers of iconic songs, from Britney Spears to the Andrews Sisters, from Marilyn Monroe to Amy Winehouse. They sing about steamy nights on the prowl. More >>

Wild West Electric Rodeo and Grand Ol’ Opry

Friday, 5 February 2010, 2:30 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Welcome to the Grand Ol’ Opry, the grandest Nashville-style talent showcase in the Southern hemisphere! Welcome to the Electric Rodeo, the most carnival-esque, rip-roaring hootenanny this far West of Texas! Welcome to the Deepest South, Wayest ... More >>

Mt Cook historic home hosts Fringetastic Quilting

Monday, 1 February 2010, 1:23 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

One of Wellington’s most precious Mt Cook historic homes is opening its doors to host a Fringe show The Princess and the Many Quilts, and show goers will need to be quick to book a spot on the couch in the lounge. More >>

Drowning Bird, Plummeting Fish

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 10:10 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Trapped at a party where the beer is warm, the music is shit and the world is ending More >>

Fringe 09 takes on the Web for the People

Thursday, 18 December 2008, 3:26 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Fringe 09 moves with the times with its new web-based programme package. It has embraced new technology to get the programme out to the people, in the form of a comprehensive web and mobile-based service. More >>

A very Fringe picnic

Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 11:48 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Wellington's Civic Square comes alive this weekend with The Fringe Festival's own unique brand of picnic – The Fricnic, and it's best buddy, Chalk the Walk – helped by our best buddies, Capital E and Creature Design. More >>

Blinkers: Saddle up - love, doormats, rock & roll

Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 10:55 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

A high paced two hander, devised and performed by two recent graduates of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand National Drama school Blinkers premieres at BATS Theatre on Feb 24 as part of Fringe 08. More >>

Couch Soup

Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 1:28 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Couch Soup is turning ten, which makes it the longest running one page/one minute play festival in the Southern Hemisphere. In the two years since taking the festival national, we have staged plays by scores of playwrights from all over New Zealand, ... More >>

Trouble in Tahiti

Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 9:26 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Coming to Wellington for the first time in 30 years, Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti”, combines swinging tunes with soaring arias. Drawing elements from classical music, jazz and musical theatre into an irresistible 50-minute show, “Trouble in ... More >>

Real Hot B!tches Dance Troupe

Monday, 29 January 2007, 1:06 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Dance-a-thon Sat 17 Feb 1pm to 1am We attempt to dance for 12 hours. Can we do it? More >>

The Chit Chat Lounge

Monday, 29 January 2007, 1:02 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Starring charismatic hosts and featuring comedy, circus, film, live music and a string of talented guests, The Chit Chat Lounge is two back to back chat shows free during Fringe 2007. More >>

Lovers of Central Park

Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 12:49 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

7-24 FEBRUARY 2007 Central Park, Brooklyn Road 6.30pm Wed – Sat & 3pm Sat Matinee, $16/$12 Door sales available at Hotel Willis 30 minutes before performance or book @ loversofcentralpark@gmail.com More >>

Winners at Fringe "Monsta" Awards

Thursday, 16 March 2006, 4:56 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

BEST OF FRINGE 06 Heavenly Burlesque; Fuse Productions; Paramount Theatre More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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