Exhibition wins top award
Performers and supporters have waved goodbye to a Fringe which organisers think the city should be proud of.
Fringe
Things get rough for comedian
Things get rough for comedian
While trying to bolster Dunedin's comedy scene, a Christchurch comedian has had a Fringe Festival of nightmares.
Saving Earth, with, by and for comedy
Saving Earth, with, by and for comedy
Comedian Eli Matthewson, from Auckland, talks with us ahead of his show A Inconvenient Poof
Keeping it weird in Dunedin, bro
Keeping it weird in Dunedin, bro
As Fringe has its final blowout this weekend, the talk on the street is about the festival attracting more established acts.
Project shares 'underrepresented' identity
Project shares 'underrepresented' identity
A queer Pacific art movement has made its way to Dunedin to occupy gallery space during the Fringe.
Ex-vacuum cleaner salesman: I'm famous - suck it up
Ex-vacuum cleaner salesman: I'm famous - suck it up
Pax Assadi talks to us about his upcoming comedy show
In their element
In their element
Performers Victoria Bernard (26, front) and Fern Stoddart (16) provide a mesmerising entrance to Fringe show Elemental on the rocks outside the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool in Dunedin last night.
Review: Seaside performance delights
Review: Seaside performance delights
Last night, Elemental transformed a seaside scene into a mythical wonderland, writes reviewer Jono Edwards.
Roasts useful in drawing a crowd
Roasts useful in drawing a crowd
For many visiting performers, Dunedin Fringe Festival is all about the hustle.
Genuine stories about emotional issues
Genuine stories about emotional issues
Grappling with the issues of suicide and depression can be emotionally exhausting.
Modern age housewifery
Modern age housewifery
Louise Beuvink (27), Auckland, ‘‘Ladylike: A Modern Guide to Etiquette’’.
Review: Pretty Little Confessions
Review: Pretty Little Confessions
The title is alluring: Pretty Little Confessions. You think of getting the inside story on something deliciously shocking, or sharing in a cosily intimate revelation that will comfort you with the...
Highlanders first for Scottish comedian
Highlanders first for Scottish comedian
Forgoing a Saturday show may be a dubious financial decision for a visiting comedian, but rugby fan Bruce Fummey knows where his priorities lie.
Puppetry, circus in a visual show
Puppetry, circus in a visual show
Spanish puppeteers are decorating a street-side window with a free show this Fringe, no strings attached.
A laugh and a good time for all
A laugh and a good time for all
Justin ‘‘Rusty’’ White (40), Christchurch, ‘‘The Thinking Person’s Idiot’’.
Review: 'Aunty' makes you feel like whanau
Review: 'Aunty' makes you feel like whanau
No scabs! No narks! No traitors! This is the family motto that Aunty gets her audience (or should I say her whanau) to chant during a one woman comedy performance at the Fortune Theatre.
Review: Apocalyptic Us
Review: Apocalyptic Us
Sunday Morning Gothic, Audrey Porne and Reuben Todd, give a very laconic performance of Apocalyptic Us at 10 Bar that feels a bit like being at Sunday brunch with your neighbours who you don’t know...
Review: Reclaiming the right to dance
Review: Reclaiming the right to dance
Dance Revolution Dance is a new collaborative work by Gasp! Dance Inclusive, described as ‘an epic battle between the dance revolutionaries and the No Fun Police’.
Review: Funny and touching
Review: Funny and touching
'Fruitcake' an hour of genuine belly laughs, and I actually spit out my drink laughing at one about trolleys and peppered throughout the laughter are stories that give us pangs of empathy, and a truly touching moment.
Politics as adult entertainment
Politics as adult entertainment
Guy Williams (30), Auckland, ‘‘I Wanna Hear What I Have to Say’’