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Wellington Fringe Festival - Latest News [Page 5]

Shadows of Care – Two Plays

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 10:13 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

The old buggers (and a couple of young ones) blaze in to the Fringe with these two award-winning plays, performing in the Fringe at BATS Theatre for 5 nights from 16 February. More >>

Music for an Elastic Jazz Band

Thursday, 16 February 2006, 10:09 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

February 16 -17 2006 8 p.m. Happy, 118 Tory Street Tickets: adult $20 / concession $15 / fringe card $10 Tickets from Real Groovy and door sales More >>

Fringe is going off!

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 5:00 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

The week ahead sees a plethora of shows kicking off. Now is the time to strap on the Fringe seatbelt and go for gold as some magnificent gems are headed our way. More >>

Gameshow

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 11:29 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

GameShow is a video projection of computer gaming imagery, set in a street level shop frontage, Rex Royale in Cuba Mall. More >>

Stagecraft Theatre’s Cold Fire

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 11:27 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Featuring Jack Winter’s Dream from renowned New Zealand poet and author James K Baxter and Effie’s Burning from English playwright Valerie Windsor, the two-play production promises to challenge audiences while still delivering a polished, professional night’s ... More >>

The Silent Reflections of Hone Mawhero

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 11:20 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Award-winning Open Book Productions returns to the Fringe Festival with their 10th devised work. Set against the spectacular backdrop of Wellington’s City to Sea Bridge, it’s a free outdoor event featuring shadow puppetry, dark lullabies, and original ... More >>

Love Birds by Linda Gilbert

Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 11:16 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Love Birds is an exhibition of oil paintings by emerging artist Linda Gilbert. The show opens on Valentine’s Day (Tuesday 14 February 2006) at the Wellington Art Centre Gallery, 61 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro and runs until Tuesday February 28 2006. More >>

Anything to Declare?

Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 3:43 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

‘Anything to Declare?’ is an insightful comedy detailing the adventures of our intrepid Kiwi heroine, Lucy, and the random strangers she meets while roving around Europe on her ‘BIG OE’. More >>

The Cottage

Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 3:38 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

The Cottage is here to take a fresh and fabulous look at the stereotypes and misconceptions about queer culture in the capital. This is a new comedy written by and starring Cooper Amai and Kate Fitzroy, two openly out Wellington actors who are ready to attack ... More >>

Triffic Travel

Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 3:32 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Book a trip with Triffic Travel and you never know where you’ll end up. From the Fringe Festival award winning team that brought you Café Dement, Backyard Productions now presents Triffic Travel, a new play by Sam Fisher. Like Dement, Triffic Travel ... More >>

Two by Jim Cartwright

Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 3:25 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Two is written by award winning playwright Jim Cartwright whose other plays are consistently performed around the world and have been translated into twenty languages and include Road and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice upon which the film Little Voice was based. More >>

Come and Sing Opera

Monday, 13 February 2006, 6:05 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Fancy yourself as a new Callas or Pavarotti? Bring your wonderful operatic voice and join with Orpheus Choir in a Come and Sing Opera day at the Ilott Concert Chamber, Wellington Town Hall on Saturday 18 February. Rehearsals go from 9.30-4pm with a ... More >>

I, Keyboard

Monday, 13 February 2006, 10:12 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

I, Keyboard. 8pm, Feb 13 – 15 Happy: Cnr Tory and Vivian St Adults $10, concessions $7. More >>

Te Tapa Toru

Monday, 13 February 2006, 10:08 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Challen Wilson, a fresh aspiring Maori playwright, has travelled from living in a delusional materialistic world of escapism to deliver & bring alive her passionate script based on the awakening of ones true soul. TE TAPA TORU is Challen’s first ... More >>

The Rise of the Creative Economy

Monday, 13 February 2006, 10:05 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

The Rise of the Creative Economy 10th-21st February 2006 Civic Square Wellington 11-4pm Daily Free Entry More >>

After Service

Monday, 13 February 2006, 9:59 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Your friend is dead. The food is bad. You have to listen to The Carpenters. Sounds like the perfect time for a heart to heart over a drink, right? After Service will Premiere at BATS in the Fringe Festival 06 from 12-15 February. It promises to be ... More >>

Theatre Militia’s Symposium

Monday, 13 February 2006, 9:58 am | Wellington Fringe Festival

Five Philosophers on the Piss- It’s Not How We’re Drinking, It’s What We’re Saying! More >>

Wots On this week: 10-18 Feb

Friday, 10 February 2006, 4:36 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Fringe 06 kicks off Friday Feb 10 with an opening night party at the Paramount theatre. Now comes the confusing bit – what to go and see? Here is a breakdown of shows happening over the first week of organised chaos! More >>

Emporium

Wednesday, 8 February 2006, 2:05 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

Click for big version “She’s all legs” (Julie Van Renen.). Photographer - ‘Inspired Mystery Photographer’ More >>

Busking Showcase

Wednesday, 8 February 2006, 1:05 pm | Wellington Fringe Festival

The Waterfront Busking Showcase will kick off Fringe 06 with an explosion of street performance presented in an action packed outdoor variety show. Don’t miss the madness and mayhemof this popular free event – this year at the time of 6pm on Friday 10 ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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