Barden Party makes rare public foray
Barden Party makes rare public foray
There is much ado about many exciting things when this troupe of travelling thespians comes to town.
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Performer, audience take on infectious emotions
Performer, audience take on infectious emotions
It is not every day a person gets to experience a full spectrum of emotions, from anger to grief, but yesterday PIJF cadet reporter Tim Scott was shown how to harness the power of...
Fringe Festival unlike any other as new ground broken
Fringe Festival unlike any other as new ground broken
This year marks a series of many firsts for Dunedin’s Fringe Festival.
Showcasing Pasifika artists’ exhibitions
Showcasing Pasifika artists’ exhibitions
An artist whose work is being shown as part of the Dunedin's Fringe Festival says art from the Pacific is not showcased enough in the South.
Bringing humour, sincerity to bipolar stand-up comedy
Bringing humour, sincerity to bipolar stand-up comedy
A show about bipolar disorder doesn’t suggest a hilarious night out, but Mid-west American comedian Tristan Miller, a "passive-aggressive manic depressive" manages to mine his mind for moments of mirth.
Radio static to keep annihilation at bay
Radio static to keep annihilation at bay
As we go into the Allen Hall Theatre, the atmosphere changes.
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Flying Femmes bringing back circus act
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Flying Femmes bringing back circus act
From flips to throws, hoola-hooping to walking on Champagne glasses, The Flying Femmes circus show is returning to Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Opera Otago
Opera Otago
Opera Otago presents comic operetta An Incomplete Education, by Emmanual Chabrier, from March 22-25 at Hanover Hall.
SBZ productions
SBZ productions
Dunedin theatre company SBZ Productions is staging a quartet of shows for Dunedin Fringe 2023 ranging from comedy and absurdist theatre to experimental Chekhov, and a one-man show about Johns.
New space to Knockabout in
New space to Knockabout in
In its fifth year as a Dunedin Fringe Festival venue, the New Athenaeum Theatre (NAT) has opened up a second pop-up space, the downstairs Knockabout Studio, so it can host extra shows.
Suitcase Theatre
Suitcase Theatre
Suitcase Theatre presents its own adaptation of Roald Dahl’s short story Lamb to the Slaughter, from March 16-18 at the Playhouse Theatre.
Spectacle — Play
Spectacle — Play
Spectacle Dunedin presents Play, an immersive, participatory pan-art show, this Friday, from 6pm-9pm, at the Wharf Hotel.
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Fringe Festival, Pride Month share a ‘queer kaupapa’
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Fringe Festival, Pride Month share a ‘queer kaupapa’
The Dunedin Fringe Festival intersects with Dunedin Pride Month in more ways than one, Dunedin Pride chairperson Trak Gray says.
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Adapted Roald Dahl story delivers twists and turns
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Adapted Roald Dahl story delivers twists and turns
If you come expecting bubblegum and honey in a Roald Dahl story you will be out of luck because this Fringe Festival play is showing the dark side of the author.
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Scoring a new life
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Scoring a new life
Maddy Parkins-Craig had it all going for her — new job, new city, an exciting new life — only it did not turn out that way.
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Wartime radio and ‘spooky spooks’
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Wartime radio and ‘spooky spooks’
Dunedin Fringe festival’s Dark Radio is set to immerse the audience in the waves of wartime radio - aiming to make them question who they can trust during times of conflict.
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Memoir play takes an emotional toll
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Memoir play takes an emotional toll
An opportunity to change her life led Cynthia Hiu Ying Lam back to NZ and to follow a dream. She tells Rebecca Fox about writing and performing her own family story.
South American stories become dance theatre
South American stories become dance theatre
Stories by South American writers are the inspiration for two physical theatre pieces to be performed during the Dunedin Fringe Festival.