The Bard in the garden
The course of Covid-19 never did run smooth, but this troupe of travelling thespians have a way to keep performing despite the cancellations.
Dunedin Fringe Festival
Fringe Festival up and running
Fringe Festival up and running
The Dunedin Fringe Festival is under way, offering 10 days of theatre, dance, music, comedy, cabaret and visual arts.
Action time here for Fringe Festival
Action time here for Fringe Festival
Dunedin artists are in the final phases of assembling their shows as the Dunedin Fringe Festival starts today.
‘Melting pot’ set to provide arts magic
‘Melting pot’ set to provide arts magic
A night of experimental art and saucy debauchery is on the horizon as Dunedin Fringe Festival cabaret performers prepare for their big night on stage.
Examinination of cultural differences
Examinination of cultural differences
International comedy act Ryan McGhee will share his take on the cultural differences (and similarities) between Scotland and Aotearoa in his show The Scottish Kiwi during the Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Celtic tunes, stories shared
Celtic tunes, stories shared
Grounded in Celtic musical traditions, Rennie Pearson takes audiences on a journey through history during this month’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Voyage leads to the stage
Voyage leads to the stage
Felolini Maria Tafuna’i admits starring in a play of her own writing is a different story, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Filming dance on fringe of St Clair
Filming dance on fringe of St Clair
Gasp! Dance Collective is not one to shy away from new challenges such as creating a dance film in a pandemic.
Festival time again
Festival time again
Here is a selection of the many fun, entertaining and challenging acts coming for this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.
The directors’ cut
The directors’ cut
As the Dunedin Fringe Festival closes and two other arts festivals loom, their directors peruse each other’s offerings.
Only spectacle is guaranteed
Only spectacle is guaranteed
The Dunedin Fringe Festival is officially under way and if you’re looking for something to see, hear, or do this weekend, you’ll be spoiled for choice.
Small town boy
Small town boy
Michael Metzger’s Dunedin Fringe Festival play examines rural masculinity through the lens of his own story, he tells Tom McKinlay.
Words from a world apart
Words from a world apart
A play streaming into the Dunedin Fringe Festival tells a story of homelessness in the words of those shut out, writes Tom McKinlay.
Fringe Festival puts renewed focus on love
Fringe Festival puts renewed focus on love
Dunedin's latest Fringe Festival aims to bring people together, as well as to celebrate lively cultural diversity, in the aftermath of the Christchurch terrorist attacks, director Gareth McMillan...
Showcase to reveal more than expected
Showcase to reveal more than expected
A snapshot of what is to come, is not all that will be revealed, at the Dunedin Fringe Festival's opening night next week.
Give yourself over
Give yourself over
The Rocky Horror Show finally has a prequel, Frankensplurta, which premieres at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, writes Bruce Munro.
All the elements
All the elements
A Dunedin Fringe Festival show staged between land and sea, takes creativity right back to the beginning, writes Kim Dungey.
Dunedin Fringe Festival highlights
Dunedin Fringe Festival highlights
Bra Trek!
Biggest line-up should please all punters
Biggest line-up should please all punters
Whether you are into classic comedy or solo dance performances exploring the physical manifestations of loneliness, there is something for everyone at this year's Fringe Festival.
Home grown
Home grown
The forthcoming Dunedin Fringe Festival might offer a smorgasbord of performers from far and wide, yet its heart beats with home-grown talent, writes Shane Gilchrist.