Wellington Fringe Festival 2012 Programme

Monday, 30 January 2012, 3:12 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Fringe Festival

"We’ve got three weeks celebrating weird and wonderful expressions of art – around 60 dance, music, comedy, visual arts and theatre performances in 30 sites around the city featuring hundreds of participants…"

NZ Fringe 2012 Programme (PDF, 2.4MB)

More at fringe.co.nz

Programme error: Please note that the times for the show "Two New Works on Video" are incorrect in the programme. The correct times are: Brighter Future : 9-12pm Fri 10 Feb - projected on Majoribanks St side of Embassy Theatre Feature-less: 10.30pm Sat 11 Feb - Paramount Theatre

What Would The Neighbours Think? 23-25 Feb, 8.30pm at Civic Square (changed from Cable St Courtyard to avoid clash with Art Festival)

Comedy:

SHOW	Co-Op	Dates	Times	Venue
Battle of WITS	Wellington Improv Troupe	Sun 12 Feb, Sun 19 Feb, Sun 26 Feb	7pm. Duration 90min	The Fringe Bar
Part Time Prostitute: The Secret Life of a Wellington Hooker	Lucy Johnson	Wed 22 Feb – Sat 25 Feb	8.30pm. Duration 60min	The Fringe Bar
The No Nonsense Parenting Show	Cinema in Decline	Wed 29 Feb – Sat 3 Mar	8.30pm. Duration 60min	The Fringe Bar
Sexy Old Bags	Psycholie A Deux	Fri 2 Mar, Sat 3 Mar	2pm. Duration 60min	Civic Square
Out of Bounds Sounds	Out of Bounds	Throughout Fringe		On the airways

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Theatre:

SHOW	Co-Op	Dates	Times	Venue
You Be The Angel I Be The Ghost		Wed 8 Feb – Sun 12 Feb	8pm. Duration 50min	BATS Theatre
Dancing in the Wake: the Story of Lucia Joyce	Handstand Productions	Thurs 9 Feb – Sun 12 Feb	Thurs and Fri 8pm, Sat 4pm and 8pm, Sun 4pm and 6.30pm. Duration 75min	Museum Hotel
Kitsch In Sync	Pollyfilla Productions	Fri 10 Feb – Mon 13 Feb	9.30pm. Duration 50min	BATS Theatre
Lovers Walk – A Poetic Journey in Eight Scenes	Printable Reality	Fri 10 Feb – Sun 12 Feb	8pm. Duration 45min	Meow
The Adventures of Wendy the Wonderful, Leslie the Lover, Winston the Worrier & Marama the Muss	Jennifer Martin & Moana Ete	Sat 11 Feb – Wed 15 Feb	6.30pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre
Dark Stars	DS Productions	Mon 13 Feb – Thurs 16 Feb	8pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre
Should We Stay or Should We Go?	Lo-Fi	Tues 14 Feb – Sat 18 Feb	9.30pm. Duration 50min	BATS Theatre
Words On Edge	National Library of New Zealand	Wed 15 Feb	7.30pm. Duration 90min	Meow
Moving Stationary	Kallo Collective	Thurs 16 Feb – Sun 19 Feb	6.30pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre
Honey		Thurs 16 Feb – Sat 18 Feb	8.30pm. Duration 75min	Freds
Hot Toxic Love	Energy Theatre	Thurs 16 Feb – Sat 18 Feb	Thurs and Fri 8pm, Sat 3pm and 8pm. Duration 135min	Whitireia Theatre
Sea of Stories	Seadog Productions	Fri 17 Feb – Sun 19 Feb and Thurs 23 Feb – Sun 26 Feb	Thurs, Fri, and Sat 7pm, Sun 5pm. Duration 45min	Museum of Wellington City & Sea
The 37th Situation	The Situationalists	Fri 17 Feb – Wed 22 Feb	8pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre
Be Glad You’re Neurotic	Pleasant Whining	Tues 21 Feb – Sat 25 Feb	8pm. Duration 60mmin	The Gryphon Theatre
Puppet Fiction – Pulp Fiction with Strings Attached	Present Company	Wed 22 Feb – Sat 25 Feb and Wed 29 Feb – Sat 3 Mar	Three times a night: 6.45pm, 8.15pm and 9.45pm	The Pit Bar at BATS Theatre
Confessions		Thurs 23 Feb – Sat 25 Feb and Mon 27 Feb – Wed 29 Feb	9.30pm. Duration 75min	The Gryphon Theatre
Divas & the Beast	WIT (Wellington Improvisation Troupe)	Thurs 23 Feb – Sun 26 Feb	8pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre
The Show Must Go On	Inspired Productions	Fri 24 Feb – Sun 26 Feb	Fri and Sun 7.30pm Sat 2pm and 8pm. Durations 105min	Whitireia Theatre
Echolalia	The Kallo Collective	Fri 24 Feb – Mon 27 Feb	7pm	The Gryphon Theatre
Babylon	Sascha Perfect	Tues 28 Feb – Fri 2 Mar	6pm and 7pm. Duration 30min	St Mary’s of the Angels Crypt, Boulcoutt St
Freeze Dried Reaction Strategy		Tues 28 Feb – Thurs 1 Mar	7.30pm. Duration 75min	Astoria
Hurai		Tues 28 Feb – Sat 3 Mar	6.30pm. Duration 70min	Academy Gallery, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts
Space Bitches	R.A.D. Theatre	Tues 28 Feb – Sat 3 Mar	8pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre
The Tragic Tale of the E’n’B: A Comedy	Emotional Tramps	Tues 28 Feb – Sat 3 Mar	8pm. Duration 90min	Blue Barn, Mt Cook
The Perky & Fiddle Show	Het Meubilair	Throughout Fringe	11am – 3pm daily	On the streets of Wellington. Check Fringe website for locations/details

Dance:

SHOW	Co-Op	Dates	Times	Venue
Tardis	V.O.I.D.	Sun 19 Feb and Mon 20 feb	6pm. Duration 60min	Prederick Street Sound and Light Exploration Society
Yes. No. Maybe?	Wellington Freelance Dancers	Tues 21 Feb – Sat 25 Feb	6.30pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre
Ab-Surd		Tues 21 Feb – Sat 25 Feb	21 – 24 Feb 6.30pm and 8pm, 25 Feb – 2pm. Duration 25min	Private home; Maarama Crescent, Aro Valley
What Would The Neighbours Think?	Insideout Dance Company	Thurs 23 Feb – Sat 25 Feb	8.30pm. Duration 30min	~~Cable St Courtyard~~ Civic Square
Raw Circus	Wellington Circus Trust	Sat 25 Feb	9pm. Duration 75min	Wellington Circus Hub, Newtown
An Unfortunate Willingness to Agree	Salted Singlet Productions	Mon 27 Feb – Fri 2 Mar	6.30pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre

Music:

SHOW	Co-Op	Dates	Times	Venue
Have Voice; Will Sing – Ruth & The Honest 3	Truthful Productions	Sat 18 Feb – Tues 21 Feb	7pm. Duration 75min	Meow
Eidolon	Nervous Doll Dancing	Tues 21 Feb – Thurs 23 Feb	9pm	Fred’s
Captain Adequate	Industrial Burlesque Collective	Wed 22 Feb – Sat 25 Feb	8pm. Duration 70min with 20min interval	Cosmic on Cuba
Acts of the Frozen Sea	Ready! Steady! Studio!	Fri 24 Feb – Tues 28 Feb	9.30pm. Duration 45min	BATS Theatre
Flights of Fancy	The Hummingbirds Collective	Wed 29 Feb – Sat 3 Mar	10.30pm. Duration 50min	Bergman Theatre, Paramount
Adam Page – Chairman of the Beard	Adam Page	Thurs 1 Mar – Sat 3 Mar and Tues 6 Mar – Sat 10 Mar	9.30pm. Duration 60min	BATS Theatre

Visual Arts:

SHOW	Co-Op	Dates	Times	Venue
Beard Time Stories	Conduction Productions	Throughout the festival. Check Facebook page for details	www.beardtimestories.com
Mobile Film and Photography Showcase	Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa (MINA)	Throughout the festival		Pop-up installations around the festival. Check Fringe website for time/locations
Wacky Chad!	Wacky Chad! Stunt Comedian/Street Performer/Busker	Throughout Fringe	11am-3pm daily	On the streets of Wellington. Check Fringe Website for locations
NZAFA Exhibitions	New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts	Once upon a time… and O Tannenbaum! 3 – 26 Feb, Salon des Refuses 8 – 26 Feb	10am – 5pm daily	Academy Galleries, 1 Queens Wharf
Two New Works on Video: Feature-less and Brighter Future		Feature-less – Sat 11 Feb 10.30 - 11pm, Brighter Future – Fri 10 Feb 9-12pm	[differs from programme booklet]	Featur-less – Paramount Theatre -- Brighter Future – on wall of Embassy Theatre, Majoribanks St side.
Life Stills: People of Wellington	All Corners	Fri 24 Feb – Sat 3 Mar	10am – 9pm	Left Bank Arcade
The Amazing Brapants!	Pam Brapants	Sat 24 Feb – Sat 17 Mar	Mon – Fri 9am – 7.30pm, Sat & Sun 10am – 4pm	Toi Poneke Gallery, 61 Abel Smith Street
Tutti Time	Douglas Crane	Sat 24 Feb – Sat 17 Mar	Mon to Fri 9am – 7.30pm, Sat & Sun 10am – 4pm	Toi Poneke Gallery, 61 Abel Smith Street
Black Circus 4, The Golden Tarot	Black Circus	Sat 25 Feb	8.30pm – 12pm. Duration 180min	The Front Room
The Performance Arcade	The Playground NZ Ltd	Thurs 1 Mar – Sun 4 Mar	13 hours daily	Taranaki Wharf, opposite Chaffer’s Marina
Translucent Landscapes	Workbook Collective	Main exhibition opens Mar 1 5.30pm, performances at 6pm. Runs 2 – 22 Mar. Thistle Hall Lightbox 27 Feb – 12 Mar.	13 hours daily	Main Exhibition: Ground Floor, 75 Ghuznee St. From Arthur St, see chancing works at the Lightbox outside Thistle Hall.

ENDS

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