Events

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Music to Repel

15/3/2012 - 25/3/2012 — Age Concern Car Park, Bath St

Classical music is usually played in the car park to deter loiterers. Pearl with a Girl Earring says classical is not repellent enough! Pearl's private kazoo orchestra has recorded a series of tracks specifically for the purpose of clearing all humans from the concrete enclosure. A different looped track will be loaded into the venue's speaker every weeknight of the Fringe.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Venue: Age Concern Car Park, Bath St
Time(s): Nights only
Duration: 3 mins
Prices: Free
Website: pearlwithagirlearring.bandcamp.com
Notes: Suitable for all ages, wheelchair access

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Piccolo Cor

15/3/2012 - 18/3/2012 — Mary Hopewell Theatre

Piccolo Cor combines dance and theatre to explore human vulnerability and worth. It celebrates happiness, connection and imperfection in the quest for personal and communal identity.

Dates: March 15, 17, 18
Venue: Mary Hopewell Theatre
Time(s): 7:30pm
Duration: 60 min
Price: Full $15, Concession $10
Tickets: dashtickets.co.nz, 0800 327 484, Booking fees apply
Facebook: Piccolo Cor
Notes: Suitable for all ages, wheelchair access, door sales – cash only

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On Your Bike!

15/3/2012 — Woodhaugh Gardens to the Octagon

On Your Bike! is a Frocks on Bikes ride through Dunedin as part of the launch of the 2012 Dunedin Fringe Festival! Don your favourite frock for a mass ride from Woodhaugh Gardens to the Octagon where we will have BYO picnic, local bands and a frockolicious runway show of Dunedin's creative fashionable riders!

Dates: March 15
Venue: Woodhaugh Gardens to the Octagon
Time(s): 5 pm
Duration: 90 min
Prices: Free
Facebook: Frocks on Bikes Dunedin
Notes: Suitable for all ages, wheelchair access

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Party Up Large

15/3/2012 - 25/3/2012 — Cnr Vogel & Jetty Street (under the overbridge)

The Mad Hatter is hosting a dinner party under the bridge. Artsenta, nearby neighbours, have helped set the scene for a grand banquet. Be prepared to feast your eyes as you venture by this part of town. A wasteland transformed to wonderland.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Venue: Cnr Vogel & Jetty Street (under the overbridge)
Time(s): Ongoing
Website: www.artsenta.org
Notes: Suitable for all ages, wheelchair access

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Be Glad You're Neurotic

15/3/2012 - 17/3/2012 — Globe Theatre

What does it mean to be neurotic? Why there are so many cases of it in the modern world? What can be done about it, and should we in fact be glad? Be Glad You're Neurotic is a probing look inside the concerns, anxieties and fears of the 21st century mind, based on a book written in 1939.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17
Venue: Globe Theatre
Time(s): 9:00pm
Duration: 50 min
Prices: Full $15, Concession $12
Tickets: www.dashtickets.co.nz, ph. 0800 327 484, Booking fees apply
Notes: Adult Themes, door sales – cash only

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The Fickle Finger of Fate

15/3/2012 - 17/3/2012 — Fortune Theatre Studio

Helsinki/Wellington based physical theatre/circus company The Kallo Collective bring three physical comedy solos to the NZ Fringe circuit. Dealing with themes as diverse as addiction, Aspergers and the confusion of aspirations, the Kallo Collective combine object and body manipulation, mime, dance and clown technique to create three pieces of delightful, energetic and hilarious physical theatre.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17
Venue: Fortune Theatre Studio
Time(s): 6:30pm
Duration: 90 min
Prices: Full $20, Concession $15
Tickets: fortunetheatre.co.nz, ph. 03 477-8323
Website: www.kallocollective.com
Notes: Suitable for all ages, wheelchair access

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Goodnight Irene

15/3/2012 - 17/3/2012 — Globe Theatre

When disasters occur, social dramas are played out. These dramas in turn feed into artistic production, transforming the crisis into ritual, song, images. As a theatre group working on the West Coast, we were compelled to undertake this task in relation to the Pike River disaster.  “Grief and love, place and belonging, memory and song… a rich, multi-layered, signficant work,” Theatreview.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17
Venue: Globe Theatre
Time(s): 7:00pm (15, 16, 17), 2:00pm (17)
Duration: 90 min
Prices: Full $15, Concession $11
Tickets: dashtickets.co.nz,  ph. 0800 327 484   Booking fees apply
Website: www.kiwipossumproductions.wordpress.com
Notes: Adult Themes, door sales – cash only

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My Dinner With Dick

15/3/2012 - 18/3/2012 — Fortune Theatre Studio

In what might be subtitled “Sideways, but with beer”, two men in their 5th decade – sun-dappled billabongs in a man drought – ponder their 30,000+ days of existence, and whether a four-course meal can be prepared with only the aid of a toaster.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17, 18
Venue: Fortune Theatre Studio
Time(s): 9:00pm (15, 16, 17), 2:00pm (18)
Duration: 80 min
Prices: Full $18, Concession $12
Tickets: fortunetheatre.co.nz, ph. 03 477-8323
Facebook: Theatre As Is
Notes: Adult Themes, wheelchair access

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Zomburlesque

15/3/2012 - 17/3/2012 — Sammy's

You are invited to a night of terror and titillation. Fresh from a sell-out season in Wellington, Samuel S. Snake-Eyes is proud to present for your devilish diversion his travelling troupe, The Mortuary Dolls, the sweetest pack of undead lovelies you'll ever lay eyes on. All with the not-so-live musical stylings of the Reverend Dr Splitfoot and his Goodtime Brimstone Band.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17
Venue: Sammy’s
Time(s): 9:00pm
Duration: 105 min
Prices: Full $30, Concession $20
Tickets: dashtickets.co.nz, ph. 0800 327 484 Booking fees apply
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/280992421957992
Notes: Adult themes, nudity, violence, wheelchair access, door sales – cash only

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Billboard Sixty Special

15/3/2012 - 25/3/2012 — Anderson's Bay Rd (By rail bridge)

The public billboard where a huge place to play in and explore; childlike aspirations are supersized. This project has become a wonderful collaboration, with the truly amazing generousity and support of the Dunedin Fringe, APN Outdoors, Fairmaid Chance & Crawford optometrists and my constant supporters at Tansley Electrical Ltd.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Venue: Anderson's Bay Rd (By rail bridge)
Time(s): Ongoing
Duration: Ongoing
Prices: Free
Notes: Suitable for all ages

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Botanical Banners

15/3/2012 - 25/3/2012 — Dunedin Botanic Garden

These eye-catching banners offer revelation and mystery, inspired by the natural forms of the Dunedin Botanic Garden. Get up close to see as an insect; stand back to see cosmic connections. Our rich botanical world is reconfigured by photographic sleight of hand to delight the mind with vibrant, energetic rhythms, plant patterns and floral fantasies. They’re bloomin’ marvellous.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Venue: Dunedin Botanic Garden
Time(s): 10:00am-6:00pm
Duration: Ongoing
Website: www.jennylongstaff.co.nz
Prices: Free
Notes: Suitable for all ages, wheelchair access

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Performative Painting

15/3/2012 - 23/3/2012 — Studio2 Gallery

Come see an exhibition created using performative painting where artists have used their whole bodies to create a painted installation. A sound beam will be set up during the painting that interprets movement into sound which will become the installation soundtrack. Audience members can add to the soundtrack just by viewing the exhibition. Studio2 and Jolt support people with disabilities.

Dates: March 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Venue: Studio2 Gallery
Time(s): 9:00am-4:00pm
Duration: Ongoing
Prices: Free
Notes: Suitable for all ages, wheelchair access

Festival Club

15/3/2012 - 24/3/2012 — Ironic Cafe & Bar

In association with Emersons, Two Paddock's & Radio One

15-17 & 22-24 March
Ironic Café & Bar, from 10:00pm
$10 or $5 with any same-night ticket from another Festival show

Mix it up with Festival artists and audiences at the 2012 Festival Club. This year’s Festival Club features an outstanding programme of entertainment by local and touring musicians, with our MC – the ever-fabulous Stanley Manthyng – ensuring you feel as special as he looks. Come kick up your heels and join us for six nights of magical mayhem!

Thursday 15th, Delaney Davidson / Two Cartoons
Wandering minstrel and gentleman adventurer Delaney Davidson (Chch) is back in town after touring Europe and Australia. Be entranced by his dark bluesy repertoire and surprised by the punchy delivery. Delaney is supported by rising stars Two Cartoons (Dun) with their sweet sun-drenched melodic pop.

Friday 16th, The Puddle/Nick Knox
The Puddle (Dun) remain a stubbornly underground band after 25 years, despite founder George Henderson’s output of inspired ‘pop music’. They continue to dazzle with their mix of melodic, literate psychedelic pop. Support act Nick Knox (Dun) weaves piano compositions of reverence and rage.

Saturday 17th, $noregazZzm/For the Quail
$noregazZzm (Akld) are an electro pop outfit who play music that is loud, pumping, sparkly,and colourful, reminiscent of kittens, Zelda, good times, and existentialist crises. New band For the Quail (Dun) opens with gut-driven post-rock, beautiful noise that lurches between fury and joy.

Thursday 22nd, Adam Page/Drew Englehutt
Adelaide multi-instrumentalist Adam Page makes spontaneous symphonies on stage, feeding all his instruments and vocals through loop pedals to build lush, layered soundscapes. Canadian-born singer/songwriter and Threads member Drew Englehutt (Dun) will debut songs from his fuzz-rock solo album Songs for my Imaginary Friends.

Friday 23rd, Opposite Sex/Penny Ashton
The originality of Opposite Sex’s (Dun) mix of eerie carnival waltzes, oddball art-pop and post-punk noise has been simultaneously delighting, confusing and polarising listeners. Opening vixen Penny Ashton (Akld), the Hot Pink Poet, presents her glandular poetry, a blend of Playskool and Playgirl.

Saturday 24th, MANTHYNG/Fuchsia Gash 
The campy heroes of NZ electro-pop, MANTHYNG (Dun) is a duo of singer Stanley Manthyng and DJ Stevolicious. Reminiscent of 80s disco luminaries, their music is contagious and unforgettable. Fuchsia Gash (Dun) weaves light and dark with lyrics of ferocious love and delicate rage.

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Festival Launch - Tweed Ride & Frocks on Bikes

15/3/2012 — The Octagon

15 March, The Octagon, 5:30pm, Free
 Look out for some stunning bike-able fashion as artists, fashion designers and models join us for a colourful ride from the entrance of Woodhaugh Gardens down George Street to the Octagon, where we will officially launch the 2012 Dunedin Fringe Festival. Join us in the Octagon for Dunedin’s first ever fashion show on wheels and the unveiling of Rare Goods, the Festival’s shipping container cinema showcasing digital art and film.
 

Fringe Picks

15/3/2012 - 24/3/2012 — The Octagon

15-17 & 22-24 March, The Octagon, 12:00 noon, Free
See short lunchtime performances by selected Fringe artists and get a taste of some extraordinary talent while being showered with free tickets to Festival shows – I mean why wouldn’t you?

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Ltd Festival Kiosk

15/3/2012 - 25/3/2012 — The Octagon

15-25 March, The Octagon, 12:00noon-6:00pm
The Ltd Festival Kiosk is your lifeline to Festival events, venues, artists and CHEAP TICKETS! Ltd.co.nz will be offering some whopping deals to some great Festival shows. All you need is a Ltd card, available half price from the Ltd Festival Kiosk. Then head to www.ltd.co.nz to secure your seats before someone else does!

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Rare Goods

15/3/2012 - 25/3/2012 — The Octagon

15-25 March, The Octagon, 12:00noon-6pm, Free
A rare shipment of digital art, film and animation will be on show in the Octagon for the Festival. This is an opportunity to enjoy original work by some exceptionally talented artists, designers and tertiary students. Don’t miss the Dunedin premier of the 3D Maori creation story that was developed by local company Animation Research Limited for the Rugby World Cup.

Polson Higgs Comedy Club

15/3/2012 — Ironice Cafe & Bar

Polson Higgs Comedy Club
15-17 & 22-24 March
Ironic Café & Bar, 7:30pm,
Tickets: $25/$20 
Web: http://www.dashtickets.co.nz
Phone: 0800 327 484

The 2012 Polson Higgs Comedy Club presents two seasons of outstanding comedy with a mix of emerging talent and internationally experienced performers. This year’s Comedy Club has been curated in collaboration with local group the Comedy Intelligence Agency and features a line-up show that ensures variety, new and provocative work and a lot of laughs. One door price gets you four comedians and one hell of a good night out!

Season One
15-17 March

MC: James Nokise (Wgtn)
James Nokise is the first Pacific Islander to work full time on the United Kingdom stand-up comedy circuit. After taking Pacific culture to the other side of the world, he returns to New Zealand with his trademark charm.

Finn Roy (Dun)
New talent Finn Roy brings his one-of-a-kind combination of science and comedy to his hometown audiences. Come to laugh, stay to learn!

Sam Smith (Wgtn)
Sam cut his comedy teeth on the Otago University Capping Show and is now a writer for TV3’s 7 Days as well as upcoming shows Would I Lie To You? and The Wilde Bunch.

Simon McKinney (Akld)
Simon’s fun and generous style of comedy charms one and all (and he has numerous NZ and international awards to prove it). His impressions always make him a crowd favourite and his international accents give him global appeal.

Season Two
22-24 March

MC: Nick Rado (Akld)
Recently returned from an extensive tour of the UK and Europe, Nick Rado brings his unique style of stand up comedy back to New Zealand. With interactive storytelling and hilarious self-examination, nothing in Nick’s life is off-limits.

Abby Howells (Dun)
Local girl Abby Howells takes her offbeat comedy to the Festival stage with her quirky stories about life in Dunedin, the Bible, sandwiches and racism.

Rhys Mathewson (Akld)
As one of New Zealand’s youngest professional comedians, Rhys is a favourite of student audiences. Appearances on 7 Days, C4’s Jono Project, and several upcoming TV shows in the pipeline make Rhys one to watch.

Jeremy Elwood (Akld)
If you want to leave the venue with sore ribs from laughing and a sore head from thinking, then Jeremy Elwood is your man. One of New Zealand’s best-known comedians, Jeremy finds humour in the best, worst and weirdest parts of the world around us.