Nigel Benson

The Dunedin Fringe Festival goes to the movies tonight for one of its traditional highlights, the Night Vision drive-in short film festival in the Countdown central car park.

English conductor Nicholas Braithwaite always feels as if he is coming home when he visits Dunedin.

The Dunedin Fringe Festival takes off its funny wig and climbs back into the toy box this weekend.

  The Footnote Dance company came to town yesterday to present a premiere tomorrow which promises to be a fascinating commentary on contemporary New Zealand culture.

Performing in the Dunedin Fringe Festival has been a tight squeeze for contortionist Skye Broberg.

Irish comedian Aindrias de Staic is not joking when he says the fringe festival has found a natural home in Dunedin.

The Devil takes centre stage in the Dunedin Fringe Festival tonight.

The Dunedin Fringe Festival has been moving at a snail's pace for Port Chalmers "periquestrian'' Christopher Meech.

The Octagon has long been considered the dead centre of Dunedin, but heads still turned when a cemetery was uncovered in the middle of town yesterday.

The Dunedin Fringe Festival leapt on stage in spectacular fashion at the Otago Museum Reserve on Saturday.

The Dunedin Fringe Festival bursts into life tomorrow and is promising to light up the central city landscape.

An extraordinary column of time machines has clanked into town, devised by one of the greatest minds in history. Nigel Benson meets Leonardo da Vinci.

Anna Henare is having a break from hunting murderers on Shortland Street and, frankly, she doesn't give a damn.

The newly-formed Southern Opera has cancelled its inaugural Dunedin performance because of poor ticket sales.

What started as the slapstick sidekick to the Otago Festival of the Arts has got its own gig. The Dunedin Fringe Festival dons its new harlequin suit and steps into the spotlight this month. Nigel Benson previews the fun.

Nelson artist Josephine Cachemaille has created a scattered collection of tiny three-dimensional artworks that will be set up in hidden corners around the city during the Dunedin Fringe Festival.

University of Otago 2007 Frances Hodgkins Fellow Ben Cauchi returns from the dead for an exhibition this week.

The latest Royal New Zealand Ballet production, Red, is a balletic kaleidoscope that will appeal to both aficionado and non-aficionado.

The young author wanders along the Aramoana foreshore in faux fur coat and gumboots, her hair flying in the sea breeze. Seagulls sail overhead and foam bursts playfully around her feet. Nigel Benson meets Louise Moulin.

‘She's not in my world and never will be.' It's Te Kanawa versus Westenra in a battle of the stars. Nigel Benson is match referee.