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New Zealand Fringe Festival - Latest News [Page 19]

Free Art Project

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 11:11 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The free art project is a collaborative project open to everyone at the Fringe Festival. More >>

Skyrocketeers of Justice Vs The Zombie Apocalypse

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 11:05 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Three average guys become convinced that their suburb is being infiltrated by zombies when three suspicious looking gentlemen move in next door. They begin a misguided crusade to rid the town of these suspected undead. Will the heroes manage to rid ... More >>

Bash

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 11:03 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

You can make money out of art so why not make art out of money? Ruby Nekk has created the art brand BASH for Fringe 09 using this question as a muse. Come and swap your cash for a little bit of bash – you’ve got nothing to lose! More >>

Into the looking Glass

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 10:33 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Come Into the Looking Glass. To a place where deep secrets, dark fears, light dreams and carefree whims all come true. When you look in the mirror what do you see? More >>

Along the same line

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The Southern Cross’s fairly recent artist gallery will soon be kited out with some fantastic new artworks by Dan and Serena Wilkinson. They have spent recent months burning the midnight oil, juggling their jobs at New Zealand's largest arts provider ... More >>

Chit Chat Lounge

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Best described as a car-wreck of a talk show that features stolen jokes, crappy videos, asinine interviews and some of the worst singing since Rick Astley rocked a mic, the Chit Chat Lounge is back. More >>

The Fringe Bar line up for Fringe 09

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Debuting during the 2009 NZ Fringe Festival, The Fringe Bar (formerly Blue Note at 191 Cuba St.) dedicates itself to showcasing the best in comedy from here and around the world. More >>

Weaving the Circle

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Four female artists mix materials and mediums to create a visual arts exhibition of cyclic beauty. Discovering that they were all simultaneously experimenting with the ancient ceremonial traditions of the circle, all four were drawn together to ... More >>

The Mountain

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 9:51 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Coming to you as a part of the ever-popular Wellington Fringe Festival, The Mountain is an adventure story set on Aoraki Mount Cook, challenge and inspiration to many climbers and trampers. More >>

The Frogs Under the Waterfront

Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Bard Productions Brings Theatre Into Hades (Underneath the Waterfront) For the 2009 Wellington Fringe Festival - Bard Productions teams up with Capital Theatre Productions and Wellington Waterfront Limited to bring theatre to a new and exciting level with ... More >>

Buddha Boy - Depression and Dharma

Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Inspired by a real event, Buddha Boy takes the audience on a journey into the subconscious. Sometimes you find your way only after you lose your mind a little. More >>

Two Day Plays

Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Two Day Play is a month long competition challenging 18 teams to create the best 10 minute play they can in a weekend. Each Sunday six teams premiere their work during a two-hour spectacle hosted by comedic beast Cohen Holloway, competing for a place ... More >>

'Chocks away!' Fringe 09 takes flight

Friday, 16 January 2009, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The engines are fired up and the Fringe Festival juggernaut is rumbling down the runway, set to unleash the largest creative arts festival in Aotearoa. More >>

Fringe 08: And the winners are…

Monday, 3 March 2008, 10:52 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The following list contains the winners of the 13 Fringe 08 award categories, and (when applicable) each categories Very Highly Commended (VHC) and Highly Commended (HC) honours. The grand prize is the Best of Fringe. More >>

New Zealand Fringe Awards this Sunday

Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The curtain closes this Sunday, March 2, on the best and biggest Fringe Festival ever. Fringe 08 celebrates the best, brightest and most bizarre creative concoctions with 13 coveted gongs in a very Fringe ceremony. More >>

Fringe Fest breaks new ground for 'txt-ertainment'

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The New Zealand Fringe Festival is reporting a very positive response to its trial of text-based services, including Quik Txt 'people-reviews', targeted information and a huge response to a 'secret' high-profile trapeze and dance spectacle. More >>

Philip Braithwaite’s Hail to the Thief

Monday, 18 February 2008, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Do faith and values have a place in state politics? Can an effective leader have a heart? Explore the consequences of political and personal appetite in this darkly funny, post-modern take on a biblical classic. The newest play from Philip Braithwaite ... More >>

Onstage Project Presents Wasps

Monday, 18 February 2008, 11:32 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

From the Father of Comedy, Aristophanes, Onstage Project presents WASPS, a classic comedy about judiciary hi-jinks and big stings. More >>

1st gear productions present 2 b or nt 2 b?

Monday, 18 February 2008, 9:54 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

It’s true - the more things change the more they stay the same! Take six characters from classic plays, give them each a mobile and a laptop and let them loose on today’s modern world. More >>

Hundreds and Thousands by Mihi Murray

Thursday, 14 February 2008, 12:27 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

A love of art and a lack of funds prompted Wellington-based artist Mihi Murray (Nga Puhi, Ngati Awa) to study art herself just so that she could have original art on her own walls. Seven years after embarking on an Art and Creativity course at The ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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