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Red Nose Reverie

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

In the 1880’s-1890’s, a Russian circus performer and an Italian ballerina met in a European circus troupe and proceeded to fall in love and start a family. Their children were raised in the circus, growing up in front of audiences all over the ... More >>

PocaHAUNTus

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

How does Pocahontas Haunt Us? With her innocence sullied. With her people, her place, her paradigm plagued, pursued and nearly eradicated by the insidious virus of separatism, competition, deceit and dis-ease. More >>

Mis{s}Conception

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The Clitlective presents a new work about the challenges of infertility in modern times. Based on a true story, the play follows Chloe, a successful twenty-something whose life has gone perfectly to plan until she tries to get pregnant. Offering a ... More >>

Madame Blavatsky and the Astral Light

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

As part of NZ Fringe 2014, Julia Campbell and Catherine Swallow present Madame Blavatsky and the Astral Light, a new theatre work written by Renee Gerlich. Directed by Campbell and Swallow, the play will be staged atop the Wellington Botanic Gardens, in a marquee ... More >>

Love in the Key of Britpop

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gave poet Emily Andersen a Britpop-related heartbreak, Emily made a Britpop-related heartbreak spoken word show. More >>

Lies

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Four performers lie, cheat and charm their way through this recklessly honest event. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better” This company cannot be trusted. Director / Design: Nisha Madhan & Stephen Bain. More >>

Artistic and political celebrities cameo in murder-mystery

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Audiences will recognise a few famous faces popping up as cameos in modern murder-mystery, Immaculate Deception , which premieres at the 2014 Wellington Fringe Festival from 7 to 10 February. More >>

I’m Just Here for the Food

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Do you hate false sympathy? Do you love asparagus rolls? The first black comedy solo performance by Cats on Crack delivers a biting critique of all things verbally insincere/ irritating. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you might vomit a bit. More >>

I Could Live Here

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The tank is full, bags packed and music blaring. Hitch a ride as 3 friends embrace the detours and navigate small town New Zealand. Can they avoid the bumps in the road and enjoy their journey? More >>

Sceptre Theatre Presents: Horatio

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Be a part of an original Shakespearean work, written & performed right here in Wellington. Witness William Shakespeare’s Hamlet collide with his trademark themes and characters, shaped by a modern perspective, but still dipped in the rich language of the Bard ... More >>

Gypsy Rage Apocalypse

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

From the makers of Pirates vs Ninjas comes a saga of blood, vengeance and apocalyptic gypsy rage. “The world will know my heart when it fills with a rage to set the sea on fire.” More >>

Pressure Point Collective presents: GOD-BELLY

Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Holy anorexics, bodybuilding, a saint having an erotic religious experience... GOD-BELLY is an exploration of the way religion has shaped our relationships to our bodies. See what happens when a couple navigates this knotted terrain through rap, riddles ... More >>

Frequency

Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 11:42 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Frequency is an interactive adventure that starts at Understudy at BATS Theatre, on the corner of Cuba & Dixon Streets, and roams the streets of Wellington. Bring walking shoes and your charged-up phone! 7pm February 11/12/13, 18/19/20, 25/26/27. ... More >>

Foxes Mate for Life and Other Stories

Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 11:36 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Foxes mate for life and Elephants have funerals. This collection of four short stories which explore a universal rhythm through how animals and humans do the same things. Come on a journey with us through the storybook world. More >>

First Day Off in a Long Time {USA}

Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 11:32 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

A comedy . . . about suicide. Don’t miss this absurdly funny yet sad story of working the graveyard shift on a suicide-prevention hotline in New York. Written and performed by Brian Finkelstein (The Ellen Show, The Moth) “Engaging, hilarious and . . . ... More >>

Explode on Contact - Ben Stokes

Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 11:24 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Comedian and writer Ben Stokes returns to New Zealand with a more serious, and less organized solo spoken word show. Expect a chaotic combination of slam style poetry, rudimentary punk rock and attempted insights into an increasingly confusing world. More >>

Exoskeleton - Joseph Harper

Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 11:22 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

This is a show I’ve made. It’s a musical. I’ve attempted to kind of figure out what my ‘soul’ is and express is so absolutely that I can essentially achieve immortality. It’s about harmony and emptiness. Thanks. – Joseph. More >>

Everything is Surrounded By Water

Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 11:16 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

I want to come around to your place and tell you the story of the time I lost my soul. You could come to mine if that’s easier. I think we’ll have a good time. Uther Dean (nominated Outstanding New Playwright & Most Promising Director 2013 Chapman ... More >>

Euthermia/Hyperpyrexia

Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 11:15 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

There is a war. There is a hospital. People are waiting for the wounded soldiers to arrive. They tell stories to keep each other alive. More >>

Dinner with Izzy & Simon

Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 11:13 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

1 MESSAGE RECEIVED: heya, dinner and drinks tonight at ours. Get ur better half thru the shower and into something nice. Simon’s flipping the sofa cushions over to hide the stains. I have vino. Don’t make me do this alone xx. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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