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GARETH Mcmillan KATRINA Thomson Angus mcbryde Holly Kumbaroff DAVE CULL Festival Director Administrator Design & Promotions Manager Design Intern Dunedin Mayor lucy winton Alex wilson Eva RIEMENS Han SUENO Publicity Intern Production Manager Volunteers Coordinator Ticketing Intern Kia Ora Koutou, Nau mai haere mai! As the Mayor of O-tepoti, it is my pleasure to once again welcome you to our vibrant Welcome to the Dunedin Fringe Festival 2019. city and to another fantastic edition of the Dunedin Fringe Festival for 2019. If festivals were to have a gastronomical equivalent, the Dunedin Fringe is Since 2000, the Dunedin Fringe Festival has provided a platform for innovative unashamedly the fish and chip festival. It’s ubiquitous, kiwi as, affordable and new work in theatre, comedy, music, visual Arts and much more to converge on can be consumed haute cuisine or on the beach in jandals. Unlike the deep- our city from around New Zealand and the world. fried metaphorical however, consumption of fringe is good for you and medical The Dunedin City Council is proud to support what has become one of the professionals strongly encourage you to power binge this annual delicacy while country’s leading Fringe destinations, which provides a testing ground for new it’s in season. For eleven glorious days, you’ll be able to choose from pretty much work, a link for international acts and an opportunity for Dunedin to consume a whatever takes your fancy - or be courageous and take a punt on the unknown. It diverse range of high quality art. was a brave person who tried the first oyster. The events of last year emphasise the importance of being an active supporter We’ve got an extraordinary programme for you this year thanks to our local of the creative arts in our city. We have seen first-hand that the institutions that creative community saving up their best ideas for fringetime. Biennial favourite keep the cultural framework of Dunedin alive are not entitlements but living Lines of Flights is back, and our theatre community has responded to the loss of its organisations that, without public support and participation cannot survive. spiritual home with a magnificent set of events produced by the city’s independent production companies. We’re also honoured to be hosting an enviable troupe of I implore you to devour this magnificent programme, go out and take part in all international events and an impressive collection of cousins from the north, all fresh the weird and wonderful, the silly and the scary, and the poignant and inspiring from other festivals. Let’s give them a warm southern welcome. that the Fringe has to offer. With such a variety of events offered by this festival there really is something for everybody to enjoy. When we’re not restaging infamous political photos, we here at the Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust devote ourselves to enabling the city to flourish through supporting the As ever, I am most excited for the Polson Higgs Opening Night Showcase. This is creative industry. We are incredibly humbled by the support we in turn receive from an excellent event that provides a smorgasbord taster of what is to come in the the community, and a big thank you to our funders and supporters who make this following eleven days of the Fringe Festival. Whether the warm embrace of the possible. Regent Theatre seating is your second home or you are more familiar with the - electric atmosphere of the Stadium, there will be something for you. This is an To those who create art and the fringe whanau, thank you for your mahi and aroha. event for both the experienced and the curious. And thanks to you, the fringe audience. If art is supposed 'to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable’ (Cesar A. Cruz) I’m confident this Fringe will deliver Welcome to the 2019 Dunedin Fringe Festival: get out and enjoy the best of what as appropriate. our city has to offer. Gareth mcmillan Nga- manaakitanga Festival Director Dave Cull Mayor of Dunedin 3

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Ticket Info Where to Buy Koha Tickets • Tickets on sale from February 21st. • Online at dunedinfringe.nz. We The Te Reo Ma-ori word ‘koha’ has recommend buying tickets online many meanings and is used in • Advance sale tickets can be for much lower (or in some cases different ways by different iwi in purchased online and at Fringe HQ. ZERO) ticket fees. Credit card fees Aotearoa. A common meaning is the These sales end two hours before will apply. offering of a ‘gift’ or ‘donation’ and the show start time. this use has become popular as a way • In Person at Fringe HQ, 26 Princes • All shows have door sales if not of asking people to make a donation Street, Ph: +64 (3) 477 3350. Service sold-out prior. Some venues only either before or after an event. fees apply. Cash, EFTPOS and credit take cash on the door. card. Open weekdays, 10am-5pm Some koha/donation events offer • Many venues are small and shows leading up to the Festival and an option to purchase guaranteed do sell out so advance booking 11am-6pm everyday during the entry, which is especially useful when tickets is highly recommended. Festival. the venue has limited capacity. This will be marked in the event listing • Perreaux Audio Nights tickets • The ‘concession’ ticket type as ‘S.E.A.T. $3 (secure entry advance available at usual outlets (online includes unwaged, students, ticket)’, and can be purchased like & Fringe HQ). Club doors open 30 seniors, children (under 16) and any other fringe ticket. Please note, minutes prior to show start times care companions. Valid ID will be you are only purchasing a reserved and only tickets for that day may required at most venues. Please entry and the price primarily covers be purchased from the Festival contact Fringe HQ for further info. ticketing fees.The expectation is that Club box office. you will still donate koha directly to • Polson Higgs Showcase tickets can the artists at the event, so be sure Programme key be purchased at dunedinfringe. to bring an appropriate amount with  Accessible venue nz and The Regent Theatre box you. office, which on the 20th of March  Artist Standby will remain open until showtime. If you’re a 2019 Fringe artist keep your You cannot purchase tickets for this Stay Current event from Fringe HQ. official Artist Pass in your hot little This guide is correct at the time of hand. Head along to shows with the printing, but we strongly advise you symbol  and get free entry subject to head to our website for updates, to availability. Please check in with Mailing List special deals and full detailed info at box office staff on arrival. Sign up to our Fringe mailing list dunedinfringe.nz, or call into Fringe and be the first to hear news and HQ and get the low-down first hand, get special deals on tickets. Email we’d love to see you. [email protected]

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Polson Higgs Opening Night Showcase Dunedin’s most delectable platter of artistic talent is back! The hugely popular Polson Higgs Opening Night Showcase is set to kick off the festival with energy and style. A DATE Wed 20 Mar, 7.30pm dazzling selection of performers will preview snippets of their Fringe events as a taster of VENUE Regent Theatre what is on offer throughout the eleven day festival. TICKETS $20 / $15 Hailing from local haunts and far-away lands, these acts are a testament to the high DURATION 2 hr calibre and variety of events on offer - you’ll be simply spoiled for choice. The Showcase AGES R16 will be presented by the equally astounding MCs Jesse Griffin (Wilson Dixon) and Tahu MacKenzie with house band INATI playing from 7pm. Hold on to your ticket! With a stellar lineup of talented performers including but not limited to James Mustapic, Did someone say Afterparty? Bring your She Wolf, JackS the Ripper, (I)sland (T)rap, Bald Man Sings Rihanna and Sajeela Kershi, this Showcase ticket to the Festival Club will undoubtedly be a night to remember. Afterparty and get 2 for 1 drinks on your It’s an unmissable extravaganza of premiere entertainment, so be sure to snap up your first round. Thefun continues until 1am with tickets fast! entertainment and general tone-setting for the following 11 days.

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Putting the pop into pop-up, the Emerson’s Festival Club is the heart of the Fringe - LOCATION 20 Princes St hosting a top shelf selection of events at 6.00pm and 8.00pm daily, and remaining open ENTRY Perreaux Audio Nights just $5 entry afterwards for your post-fringe lounging. Located just two doors from the Octagon, we’ve per gig. Cash or EFTPOS on the door or set up the Club for your fringing pleasure with our friends at Emerson’s and Stoneleigh advance sales through usual outlets. providing the sauce for goose and gander (non-binary poultry also welcome). Showcase Afterparty and Awards Night free entry. Doors open 30 minutes prior Book your ticket to any event at the Emerson’s Festival Club confident in the knowledge to all shows incl. Perreaux Audio Nights. that it is certified rawe. Or just soak up the fringe flavoured atmosphere with artists and NOTE Check the event listings in this guide for fellow punters unwinding after the day’s festivities. details of the 6pm and 8pm daily shows Present a ticket to any fringe event from that day to receive a discounted drink after 9:30pm. perreaux audio NIGHTS at the emerson's festival club Live music every Friday and Saturday night, selected by Nadia Reid. Enjoy great sounds and awesome ambiance in Dunedin’s funkiest club between 10.00pm and 1.00am - for a ridiculously low $5 cover charge.

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Die Musikband distil the Lars Von Trio are Craig Monk Dunedin’s own psychedelic-folk Rollercoaster is Oscar and Leo influences of krautrock, indie and (guitar), Tenzin Mullin (bass), outfit Tiny Pieces Of 8 will grace LaDell, two generations of psychedelic pop into a cocktail of and Greg Cairns (drums). A new the Fringe Club stage this year. authentic Blues, combined with danceable hypnotic jams. Your band of old hands, together they They are Deirdre Newall, Chris the crackling energy of Jim Friday night fun will see synths, conjure sets of mesmerising Schmelz, Rosa Cameron, Mitchell Strang's drums. Oscar's powerful guitars and drums combine for a psychedelic jams. Their music Frew and Grant Ramsay. Self- guitar playing combines with set of spacious sweeteners and traverses genres in ways that described “doom folk played Leo's driving double and electric locked-down motorik grooves, confuse even themselves, with a positive attitude”. TPO8 bass to create deep grooves as while special guest acts promise although fans say their sound put the Dada into folk and are their voices tell the story. a few surprising deviations. lies somewhere between Dirty not to be missed! Three and Gang of Four.

Curator's Note I am honoured to have been asked to curate this year's Perreaux Audio Nights. The four acts I have selected represent a genre diverse and high-quality showcase of our current ‘Dunedin Sound’. I am proud to be from here and adore the music that is created here. Please support and enjoy these nights - Nadia Reid. 8

Black Box

The Black Box is always packed full of surprises. Here to intrigue passers-by and festival DATE 21 - 30 Mar Nights, 7pm & 9pm goers alike, the Black Box encompasses the creativity, zest and attitude of the Fringe VENUE Fringe HQ, 26 Princes Street Festival. With the freshest acts, the Black Box is our unpredictable performance post on Princes. TICKETS Free DURATION Up to an hour AGES All Ages 9

Awards Night

The final course of Fringe, celebrating the creme de la creme of this year’s DATE Sun 31 Mar, 7.30pm festival! Join fellow Fringe wha-nau, artists, volunteers and audience to VENUE Emerson’s Festival Club congratulate the most excellent acts and innovative individuals of 2019. A panel of industry experts will select 15 awards, culminating in the coveted TICKETS Free ‘Best in Fringe’. DURATION Up to 3hr Hosted by the Emerson’s Festival Club, the night will close off the festival with AGES All ages licensed musical talent, impromptu speeches, and performances from Fringe artists past and present. The evening is a sensational combination of prize-giving, party, and performance, and a celebration of all the spectacular people that make Fringe fantastic. 10

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THANKS SPECIAL THANKS Thanks to the many organisations and Alex Lovell-Smith Luke Johnston individuals who help make Fringe happen Ali East Nadia Reid each year. Special thanks to our wonderful Andy Meldrum Nelson Miles volunteers and the time and energy they generously give. Kia ora to the Dunedin Barbara Power Nicholas McBryde Fringe Arts Trust: Aaron Hawkins (Chair), Cara Paterson Nicky Page Nicola Mutch (Deputy Chair), Melissa-Ann Craig Monk Otago Access Radio 105.4FM Bentley Parker (Treasurer), Sue Marshall Danny Brady Peter Hayden (Secretary), Ian Loughran (Trustee), Oonagh McGirr (Trustee), Inge Andrew (Trustee). Erica Sklenars Phil Rasmussen Greg Paterson Phillippa Duffy Hiliako Iaheto Pip Laufiso John Grieve Reuben Crisp Kate Schrader Sarah Anderson Katrina Chandra Sexy Summer Jobs Internship Prog. Kirsten Glengarry Stephen Kilroy Lauren Gutsell Tahu Mackenzie Leeann Barnett Tara Acland Lockie Chisholm 11

# A EVENT LISTINGS A to Z B C D E F G H I J K L M 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded N DICK: A dirk darrow About time O P investigation O-TEPOTI Q PHILADELPHIA, USA R S Comedy / magic / THEATRE  VISUAL ART / community / Sound & audio  T 'BEST OF FEST' Award - London, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and It's about time to have the time of our lives. Time flies when you U Victoria Fringe Festivals. Australia's favourite mentalist detective are having fun, they say. But what does time mean to you? Some V has arrived! Murders! Explosions! Punctuation!!!!!!!#@%$! of us are ahead of our time and some of us have a lot on our Comedy, magic, film-noir. ThinkBoardwalk Empire meets hands. But all in good time, time will tell. Whether time is of the W Naked Gun meets Derren Brown. Based on a story by essence or third time's a charm, please join us time and time X Dashiell Hammett.  Amazing - Australian Stage. again for a growing installation about time. 1/2 Tour de force - London Free Press Y DATES Thu 21 Mar | Tue 26 Mar | Wed 27 Mar | Thu 28 Mar Z DATES Thu 21 Mar, 6pm | Fri 22 Mar, 6pm | Sat 23 Mar, 6pm | Sun 24 Mar, 6pm VENUE Studio 2 & Friendlink

VENUE Emerson's Festival Club TICKETS Free TICKETS $18, Concession $17 HOURS 9am - 4pm DURATION 1 hr AGES All ages AGES R13 12

'APPASSIONATA' BAD GIRLS UPSET BY DUNEDIN THE TRUTH AUSTIN, USA

A MUSIC  MusicAL / STORYTELLING / COMEDY  B Two of New Zealand's highly respected classical musicians, In this absurdist musical comedy, a small-town Texan recounts C violinist Sydney Manowitz and pianist Donald Cullington, present her attempt to pursue her spiritual path as dictated by Jesus musical treasures of the Romantic era, including works by Brahms, himself. What follows is a wild tale of love, heartbreak, home, D Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and both Clara and Robert Schumann. and understanding why you're a bitch if you don't and a whore E if you do. DATES Sun 24 Mar, 3pm | Sat 30 Mar, 3pm F VENUE Knox Church DATES Fri 22 Mar, 7pm | Sat 23 Mar, 7pm | Sun 24 Mar, 7pm G TICKETS Koha VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue H DURATION 1 hr 45 min TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 I AGES All Ages DURATION 50 min AGES R18, contains mentions of suicide J K L M N O P BALD MAN SINGS RIHANNA BEAR NORTH Q GLASGOW, SCOTLAND BRIGHTON, UK R S T

U COMEDY  MUSIC / COMEDY / DANCE  V Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Fresh from sell out runs Winners of the Best Ensemble Award at the 2017 Wellington Fringe W at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and as seen at comedy clubs bring their new show to Dunedin - a comical musical journey around the world, including Caroline's in NYC – exceptionally complete with a dancing bear, wolf, and buffalo. Songs of lakes, X funny (Mark Dolan, Balls of Steel). Scottish baldy, Gary firesides and bears. An impossible odyssey. Highly Recommended Y Sansome, takes a look at music and popular culture in this - Fringereview. The tables were turned and it was me who danced hilarious show. An hour of pure entertainment and hilarity to Bear North’s Tune  - FringeGuru Z  - Bunbury Magazine DATES Tue 26 Mar, 6pm | Wed 27 Mar, 6pm DATES Thu 21 Mar, 8pm | Fri 22 Mar, 8pm | Sat 23 Mar, 8pm VENUE Emerson's Festival Club VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue TICKETS $20, Concession $15 TICKETS $10, Concession $5 DURATION 1 hr DURATION 50 min AGES All Ages AGES R13 13

Ben Hurley: Turn Off Your Mind, BIG DUMB CATS Relax, and Float Down Stream WELLINGTON AUCKLAND

A COMEDY  COMEDY / Storytelling  B Ben Hurley returns to Dunedin to muck around a bit. Don’t expect Daniel John Smith returns with a new show about two word a narrative driven arc with a poignant ending. None of your texts, a nameless cat, blood where it shouldn't be and a fashion C show to die for. Come hear some jokey stories about family, standard Trump, climate change, Judith Collins material. This D will be a brilliant distraction from all the serious nonsense. You’ll illness, cats, sexuality, buttholes, cats, and cat’s buttholes, from a know him from 7Days, The Project and all the TV stuff, this is your man Art Murmurs called A Comedy Craftsman. E chance to catch him live. F

DATES Thu 28 Mar, 8pm | Fri 29 Mar, 8pm | Sat 30 Mar, 8pm DATES Wed 27 Mar, 8.15pm | Thu 28 Mar, 8.15pm | Fri 29 Mar, 8.15pm G Sat 30 Mar, 8.15pm VENUE Emerson's Festival Club H TICKETS $23.50, Concession $20 VENUE Inch Bar I DURATION 1 hr TICKETS Koha J AGES R16, strong language & adult themes DURATION 55 min AGES R18, language, sexuality & terminal illness K L M N O Bollards and the Comedy of P BJÖRK: ALL IS FULL OF LOVE Q AUCKLAND Hyperindustrialisation Los Angeles, USA R S T

Music / theatre  literature / visual art / comedy  U New Zealand's most inventive and theatrical chamber orchestra @saintbollard (Andrew Choate) uses photographs of bollards V presents an awe-inspiring homage to the inimitable Icelandic as an entry into his poems, songs and stories that depict an W pop artist Björk. Blackbird Ensemble serves up an audio alternate but actual history of the world. Slate dubbed him the feast of Björk’s finest songs across the decades, reimagining world's foremost bollard photographer, and he won the Best X her much-loved classics. Featuring singer-songwriter Anna Visual/Performance Art Award and the Warwick Broadhead Y Coddington, the psychedelic soul of Mara TK, and dream-pop Memorial Award at the 2016 Dunedin Fringe Festival. artist Priya Sami from the Sami Sisters. Z DATES Thur 21 Mar, 8pm | Fri 22 Mar, 8pm | Sat 23 Mar, 8pm | Sun 24 Mar, 8pm DATES Sat 30 Mar, 7.30pm VENUE Blue Oyster Art Project Space VENUE Mayfair Theatre TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 TICKETS $39 Adult, $32 Senior/Student/Groups 6+, $15 Child/19 & under DURATION 1 hr DURATION 1 hr 30 min AGES All ages AGES All ages, contains smoke/haze 14

Bonkers Bingo Brendon Green: LIVERpool & N. WAles Of Consequence AUCKLAND

A comedy / improvisation / performance art COMEDy / storytelling  B Comedy meets bingo for a truly unique interactive entertainment Veteran Kiwi comedian Brendon Green comes to Dunedin for the C experience. Your hosts Diamond Dez and Frank will give you first time. Winner of the 2018 Auckland Fringe 'Best Storytelling the retro ‘By the Seaside’ feeling of their homeland. Characters Show', Green brings his new show which explores if a life can really D conceptualised and brought to life by British comedians Ian change the world. One of the most affable and capable performers E Loughran and Aaron Davies. NOT REAL BINGO. DON’T BRING YOUR in NZ is ready to tickle your brain with world class stories. NANA, UNLESS SHE HAS A SENSE OF HUMOUR! F DATES Thu 21 Mar, 6.30pm | Fri 22 Mar, 6.30pm G DATES Wed 27 Mar, 8pm VENUE Dog with Two Tails H VENUE Emerson's Festival Club TICKETS Koha TICKETS $15 I DURATION 1 hr DURATION 1 hr 30 min AGES All ages J AGES R15 K L M N O P Q C'est la vie! Cabinet of Curios Dunedin DUNEDIN R S T

U moving image / comedy / music  visual art / workshop V What has happened to all the romantic comedies? They've A workshop in visual arts and creativity for youth aged 10yrs+. W been blown to smithereens by all the horrible action movies, Inspired by the works of various New Zealand contemporary that's what. Well, I'm determined to bring RomComs back to the artists, participants will be given free rein to create their own X screen, 30 minutes at a time, without the boring dialogue spoken curio for display within the cabinet. Found objects, unique Y with annoying accents, without fancy effects and blinding light materials and assistance from teachers/artists will culminate in shows and without the deafening noise. That's right! A silent film, a collaborative, creative and unusual artwork for later exhibition. Z inspired by the greats, Chaplin and Keaton, accompanied by live piano music. DATES Sat 23 Mar, 10am VENUE Rad Studios DATES Thu 21 Mar, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm | Thu 28 Mar, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm TICKETS $35 VENUE Havana Lounge DURATION 2 hr 30 min TICKETS Koha AGES 10 - 18 years DURATION 30 min AGES All ages licensed 15

CAMP BINCH (REturns) Charmian Hughes: Auckland What-Not London, uk

A comedy / theatre / storytelling  COMedy / storytelling / cabaret  B Chris Parker – (Jono and Ben, 7Days) is returning with Camp There’s a word for people there isn’t a word for; a What-Not, and Binch (2018 Fred Award). From an alarming obsession with Anne London comedian Charmian is champion. A class above other C Frank, a sexual awakening with Sarah Jessica Parker, to why stand-ups, a great entertainer not to be missed Dominion Post, D single sex boy's schools need to end immediately - it’s just an funny and profound Theatreview. Captivating storyteller, irresistible hour of classic Kiwi bloke humor. ...leaves you inspired to make a performer - Scotsman UK. BBC Radio 4 'Pick of The Week'. E difference - NZ Herald. DATES Sun 24 Mar, 8pm | Mon 25 Mar, 8pm | Tue 26 Mar, 8pm F DATES Mon 25 Mar, 6pm VENUE Emerson's Festival Club G VENUE Emerson's Festival Club TICKETS $18, Concession $16 H TICKETS $15 Concession $12 DURATION 1 hr I DURATION 1 hr AGES R16 AGES R15, language J K L M N O David Bowie: The Art of David Correos: Better P Being Different Than I Was The Last Time Q O-TEPOTI CHRISTCHURCH / AUCKLAND R S T MUSIC / Theatre COMEDY  U Sparkling interactive performance and talk with Bowie aficionado David Correos has been performing around the world from V and author Dr Ian Chapman and his Cosmic Jive Quartet: Liam Adelaide to Edinburgh, Sydney to Manchester, now he returns W Donnelly (Piano), Pania Simmonds (Double Bass) and Craig Monk to Dunedin to debut the latest hour of his particular brand of (Violin). Superb acoustic arrangements of Bowie's finest songs hysterical nonsense. He is not your average stand up, he is a X power this wonderfully entertaining celebration of eccentric bundle of energy that releases on the stage, manifesting itself Y creativity, difference, and the connections between art and in some weird and wonderful ways. Don’t miss this maelstrom everyday life. of comedy. Z

DATES Thu 28 Mar, 10pm | Fri 29 Mar, 10pm | Sat 30 Mar, 10pm DATES Wed 27 Mar, 9:30pm | Thu 28 Mar, 9:30pm | Fri 29 Mar, 9:30pm Sat 30 Mar, 9:30pm VENUE The New Athenaeum Theatre VENUE Inch Bar TICKETS $15, Concession $10 TICKETS $10 DURATION 1 hr DURATION 1 hr AGES All Ages AGES R18, partial nudity, strong language & adult themes 16

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Discharge is Rotten Donna Brookbanks: Under The to the Core Doona With Donna Wellington / DUNEDIN auckland

A theatre / comedy / music  comedy / improvisation  Rage, riot and 5+ a day are what The Rotten Cores are all about, Donna Brookbanks invites you under her doona*. In a comedy B although band dynamics are less than peachy. Can the fruit- way. One of the shining lights of New Zealand comedy, Donna C themed punk band put aside their differences, or will things go (Funny Girls, 7Days), is one of the most inventive charismatic, D pear-shaped? Guess you can’t make a fruit salad without causing and charming comics around - you’ll definitely have an instant a stir. Award-winning Discharge Comedy are coming home to rapport. Imagine if your best pal, who’s kind of funny, was E Dunedin and they are here to rock. actually really funny. *duvet, blanket, quilt, that sort of thing F DATES Mon 25 Mar, 6pm | Tue 26 Mar, 6pm | Wed 27 Mar, 6pm DATES Wed 27 Mar, 7pm | Thu 28 Mar, 7pm | Fri 29 Mar, 7pm | Sat 30 Mar, 7pm G VENUE The New Athenaeum Theatre VENUE Inch Bar H TICKETS $20, Concession $15 TICKETS $10 I DURATION 1 hr DURATION 1 hr J AGES R13, language & loud noise AGES R18, strong language & adult themes K L M N O Dunedin race relations week Ecstatic Dance and P celebrating colour Sufi Trance Q dunedin BERLIN & O-tepoti R S T community / whA-nau & family Dance / music / spoken word  U Join the Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council for 'Race Relations Week Come and dance with us on a wavelike progression of rhythms V - - - Celebrating Colours'. We invite Nga Hau e Wha (People of inspired by Middle Eastern music and tribal Sufi chants performed W the Four Winds) to share in an inclusive cultural event that by local musicians. Follow Dunedin’s therapeutic dance instructor celebrates the diversity of our community. There are more events Catherine Schroder and local Sufi singer Duke McLeod into the X happening throughout the week, find us on Facebook: Dunedin realm of sacredness and together we will kindle the divine fire of Y Race Relations Week for more information. Kia ora! ecstatic expression within ourselves. Z DATES Thu 21 Mar, 12pm DATES Mon 25 Mar, 7pm | Tue 26 Mar, 8.30pm VENUE Otago Museum Reserve - Peace Pole VENUE Port Chalmers Pioneer Hall TICKETS Free TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 DURATION 1 hr DURATION 1 hr 30 min AGES All Ages AGES All Ages 18

Ewe Paul's Dag Race: Paddock Fabulous fission O-tautahi Dunedin

A theatre / comedy theatre / physical Theatre / dance  B An A & P Show… but weird. This interactive and absurd spectacle Fission, a new work from afterburner (Dark Matter), brings C will feature gumboot toss and other classics, plus entertainment together dynamic design, physics, choreography, Ma-ori sciences, from winners of Season 69 of Ewe Paul’s Dag Race: Paddock and performance. Fission is a devised work that fuses theatre, art D Fabulous. Pack a picnic dinner, bring the wha-nau, join in the and science, using elements of space, time, energy and light that E games & win prizes, or just sit back and observe. Hecklers are common to all. welcome. Presented by Feral Grace Productions. F DATES Tue 26 Mar, 7.30pm | Wed 27 Mar, 7.30pm | Thu 28 Mar, 7.30pm G DATES Sat 23 Mar, 7pm Fri 29 Mar, 7.30pm | Sat 30 Mar, 7.30pm VENUE Allen Hall Theatre H VENUE King Edward Court TICKETS Koha TICKETS $20, Concession $15 I DURATION 2 hr DURATION 50 min J AGES R18, language AGES All Ages, flashing lights K L M N O P Q Form and Compression V3.0 FOUR NIGHT RIOT wellington R S T U music / Sound & Audio  cabaret / circus arts / spoken word  V Wm 2 t mn cfr wr vtg bs bt a fm n cmpn tch ntv dyst utop *** The capital city's top cabaret kids bring you four nights of queer delights. Featuring live music, boylesque, circus, poetry, W rpt rpt rpt [.] comedy, mayhem, and more than just a dash of sleaze. Every X DATES Sat 30 Mar, 7.30pm night is a different lineup, every show is a riot! Come witness the Y VENUE Dunedin Public Art Gallery (Moray Place entrance) Wellington weirdness before we're driven out of town. TICKETS Free Z DATES Thu 21 Mar, 8pm | Fri 22 Mar, 8pm | Sat 23 Mar, 8pm | Sun 24 Mar, 8pm DURATION 2 hr VENUE Stilettos AGES All Ages TICKETS $30, Concession $20, see website multi-session pass DURATION 2 hr AGES R18, sexual content 19

futuretrospective Fringipani DUNEDIN O-tepoti

A THEATRE  music / performance art / dance  B A Steampunk adventure with Jules Verne and Nellie Bly. Who Hiliako Iaheto ('Koile, INATI) is convening another gathering was Jules Verne? Groundbreaking novelist? Prolific playwright? of collaborators to celebrate and share stories of living on the C Technological prophet? Join world famous investigative journalist fringes of Te Moananui a Kiwa. D and fearless world traveller, Nellie Bly, as she interviews the Father of Science Fiction. Together, they will revisit the past DATES Sun 24 Mar, 7.30pm E and journey into the future in a fabulous interactive steampunk VENUE Bellamy's Gallery F adventure. Let your imagination fly into a steampunk world TICKETS $15, Concession $12 G where anything is possible! DURATION 1 hr 40 min H DATES Fri 22 Mar, 6pm | Sat 23 Mar, 6pm | Sun 24 Mar, 6pm AGES All Ages VENUE The New Athenaeum Theatre I TICKETS $15 J DURATION 1 hr K AGES R16 L M N O P Greta: A Journey gringodevil Q DUNEDIN DUNEDIN R S T theatre / music / storytelling  music / performance art / Visual Art  U Greta: A Journey is a play about Ellen Kelly, mother of Australian Returning triumphantly to the stage after recuperating from the V outlaw and folk legend Ned Kelly. The play is drawn from last show, Gringodevil brings his unique take on life, love and W historical accounts and features a live band with original songs pants to the basement stage at Whakamana Café. With a mind and music. Join us on this entertaining and heartfelt journey that expanding light show, a magnetic stage presence and true songs, X spans over 90 years! Gringodevil always brings it, then takes it home again. Y

DATES Thu 21 Mar, 8pm | Fri 22 Mar, 8pm | Sat 23 Mar, 2pm & 8pm DATES Thu 21 Mar, 7.30pm | Fri 22 Mar, 7.30pm Z Sun 24 Mar, 8pm VENUE Whakamana Café VENUE The Globe Theatre TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 TICKETS $20, Concession $15 DURATION 1 hr 20 min DURATION 1 hr 15 min AGES All Ages, strobe lights & innuendo AGES All Ages 20

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harlequeen HOW to win a pub quiz Dunedin stroud, uk

A theatre / comedy  comedy / performance art / improvisation B HarleQueen is a one-woman celebration of female fools. This highly interactive show is part stand-up, part actual pub Written and performed by Abby Howells and directed by quiz. Expand your trivia, compete against other teams, win C Anya Tate-Manning, HarleQueen will be a night of theatre, prizes. Edinburgh Fringe official sold-out show for 2016, 2017 D fun and stories about cool ladies. Also, Abby may juggle and 2018. Whether winners or losers, everyone left happy. (unconfirmed). Co-produced by Arcade Theatre Company.  -BroadwayBaby.com. A brilliantly fun show packed E full of running gags and ad-libs. DenofGeek.com. It is fun for all. DATES Thu 21 Mar, 7pm | Fri 22 Mar, 7pm | Sat 23 Mar, 7pm F  -One4Review.co.uk VENUE University Bookshop G DATES Sat 30 Mar, 6pm | Sun 31 Mar, 6pm TICKETS $20, Concession $15 H VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue DURATION 1 hr TICKETS $15, Concession $10 I AGES All Ages DURATION 1 hr J AGES R16 K L M N O I'll Tell You This For Nothing (I)sland T(rap): The Epic P Remixology of the Odyssey Q My Mother the War Hero SAN FRANCISCO, USA wellington R S T theatre / Storytelling  Theatre / musicals / community  U Phyllis was a QA nurse on the WWII battlefields. Awarded the A lyrical, mythical, musical solo-soul journey, loosely based V Legion d’Honneur, her tale of war, courage, romance and danger on Homer's Odyssey about the Black experience in America. W is brought to life in an acclaimed solo play written and performed This show has won top prizes at the San Diego Fringe, The Kennedy by her daughter, Kate JasonSmith and directed by Jan Bolwell. Center in Washington, and Off-Broadway in New York City. X This is a superb piece of writing, and I hope it will go on and on. Y - Pinky Agnew DATES Thu 21 Mar, 5.30pm | Fri 22 Mar, 5.30pm | Sat 23 Mar, 5.30pm Sun 24 Mar, 5.30pm Z DATES Wed 27 Mar, 6.30pm | Thu 28 Mar, 6.30pm | Fri 29 Mar, 6.30pm VENUE Zanzibar Sat 30 Mar, 6.30pm TICKETS $12, Concession $8 VENUE The Globe Theatre DURATION 1 hr TICKETS $30, Concession $25 AGES R13, adult topics DURATION 1 hr 10 min AGES All Ages, descriptions of war 22

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WEDNESDAY 20th March 6pm 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 6pm FutuREtrospective 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre

Time Title Dur venue 6pm Le Sujet Parle 1hr Otago Museum 7:30pm Polson Higgs Opening Night Showcase 2hrs Regent Theatre 6.30pm Brendon Green: Of Conseqence 1hr Dog With Two Tails 7pm Bad Girls Upset By The Truth 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue st 7pm Harlequeen 1hr University Bookshop Thursday 21 March 7pm Lavvie's 1hr Zanzibar

Time Title Dur venue 7pm Polarise 2hr Pole Party 12pm Dunedin Race Relations Week 1hr Otago Museum Reserve 7pm Skinny Fat 1hr Inch Bar 5.30pm (I)sland (T)rap 1hr Zanzibar 7pm That's What Friends Are For 1hr 50 Dundas 5.30pm Sajeela Kershi.. 1hr Inch Bar 7.30pm Gringodevil 1hr 20min Whakamana Cafe 6pm 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 7.30pm Lines of Flight 3hr 30min Port Chalmers Pioneer.. 6pm C'est La Vie! 30min Havana Lounge 8pm Bald Man Sings Rihanna 50 min Dee's Cafe and Venue 6pm Tall Stories Short 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 8pm Bollards and the Comedy of Hyperind.. 1hr Blue Oyster 6.30pm Brendon Green: Of Conseqence 1hr Dog With Two Tails 8pm Four Night Riot 2hr Stilettos 6.30pm Xalotl 1hr 10min King Edward Court 8pm Greta: A Journey 1hr 15min Globe Theatre 7pm C'est La Vie! 30min Havana Lounge 8pm Rockpocalypse 1hr 30min Almond Castle 7pm Harlequeen 1hr University Bookshop 8pm She Wolf 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 7pm Skinny Fat 1hr Inch Bar 8pm Wilson Dixon & Alice Snedden.. 1hr 15min Emerson's Festival Club 7.30pm Gringodevil 1hr 20min Whakamana Cafe 8.15pm Tony Lyall: Quiche 1hr Inch Bar 7.30pm Lines of Flight 3hr 30min DPAG 9.30pm Luke, Who's Talking 1hr Inch Bar 8pm Bald Man Sings Rihanna 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue 9.30pm Soliloquy 15min Octagon 8pm Bollards and the Comedy of Hyperind.. 1hr Blue Oyster 10pm Logan Kitney.. 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 8pm C'est La Vie! 30min Havana Lounge 10.30pm Die Musikband 2hr Emerson's Festival Club 8pm Four Night Riot 2hr Stilettos 10.30pm Soliloquy 15min Octagon 8pm Greta: A Journey 1hr 15min Globe Theatre 8pm Rockpocalypse 1hr 30min Almond Castle DAY-LONG EVENTS Time Title venue 8pm She Wolf 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 1pm-4pm Little Paisley St. Paul's Crypt 8pm Wilson Dixon & Alice Snedden 1hr 15min Emerson's Festival Club 10am-8pm The No Show 2 see dunedinfringe.nz 8.15pm Tony Lyall: Quiche 1hr Inch Bar 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 9pm Searching for Happiness 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue 9.30pm Luke, Who's Talking 1hr Inch Bar rd 10pm Logan Kitney.. 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre SATURDAY 23 March DAY-LONG EVENTS Time Title Dur venue Time Title venue 10am-8pm The No Show 2 see dunedinfringe.nz 10am Cabinet of Curios 2hr 30min Rad Studios 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 11am Trickster Game 001 1hr 30min Botanic Gardens See website The Scented Carrot see dunedinfringe.nz 1pm Trickster Game 001 1hr 30min Botanic Gardens 1.30pm Lines of Flight 3hr 30min Port Chalmers Pioneer.. 2pm Playwriting from Inception to Stage 1hr 30min Macandrew Bay School nd FRIDAY 22 March 3pm Lavvie's 1hr Zanzibar 5pm Searching for Happiness 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue Time Title Dur venue 5.30pm (I)sland (T)rap 1hr Zanzibar 5.30pm (I)sland (T)rap 1hr Zanzibar 5.30pm Sajeela Kershi 1hr Inch Bar 5.30pm Sajeela Kershi.. 1hr Inch Bar 6pm 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 24

6pm FutuREtrospective 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 6pm FutureREtrospective 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 6pm Le Sujet Parle.. 1hr Otago Museum 6pm Le Sujet Parle.. 1hr Otago Museum 7pm Bad Girls Upset By The Truth 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue 7pm Bad Girls Upset By The Truth 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue 7pm Ewe Paul's Dag Race 2hr King Edward Court 7pm Fringipani 1hr 40min Bellamy's Gallery 7pm Lavvie's 1hr Zanzibar 7pm Lavvie's 1hr Zanzibar 7pm Marine Snow 1hr 20min Hanover Hall 7pm Light to Light 1hr University Bookshop 7pm Polarise 2hr Pole Party 7pm Marine Snow 1hr 20min Hanover Hall 7pm Skinny Fat 1hr Inch Bar 7pm Meat 55min see dunedinfringe.nz 7pm That's What Friends Are For 1hr 50 Dundas 7pm Skinny Fat 1hr Inch Bar 7.30pm Harlequeen 1hr University Bookshop 8pm Bollards and the Comedy of Hyperind.. 1hr Blue Oyster 7.30pm Lines of Flight 3hr 30min Port Chalmers Pioneer... 8pm Charmian Hughes.. 1hr Emerson's Festval Club 8pm Bald Man Sings Rihanna 50 min Dee's Cafe and Venue 8pm Four Night Riot 2hr Stilettos 8pm Bollards and the Comedy of Hyperind... 1hr Blue Oyster 8pm Greta: A Journey 1hr 15min Globe Theatre 8pm Four Night Riot 2hr Stilettos 8pm My Grandmother's M.A.I.D. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 8pm Greta: A Journey 1hr 15min Globe Theatre 8pm She Wolf 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 8pm Meat 55min see dunedinfringe.nz 9pm Marine Snow 1hr 20min Hanover Hall 8pm Rockpocalypse 1hr 30min Almond Castle 9pm Searching for Happiness 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue 8pm She Wolf 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 9.30pm Luke, Who's Talking 1hr Inch Bar 8pm Tall Stories Short 1hr Gallery on Blueskin DAy-LONG EVENTS 8pm Wilson Dixon & Alice Snedden.. 1hr 15min Emerson's Festival Club Time Title venue 8.15pm Tony Lyall: Quiche 1hr Inch Bar 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 see dunedinfringe.nz 9pm Marine Snow 1hr 20 Hanover Hall 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 9.30pm Luke, Who's Talking 1hr Inch Bar 9.30pm Soliloquy 15min Octagon 10pm Logan Kitney.. 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre th 10.30pm Lars Von Trio 2hr Emerson's Festival Club MONDAY 25 March 10.30pm Soliloquy 15min Octagon Time TITLE DUR VENUE DAy-LONG EVENTS 5.30pm The Sidewalker 50min Octagon Time Title venue 6pm Camp Binch (Returns) 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 1pm-4pm Little Paisley St. Paul's Crypt 6pm Discharge is Rotten to the Core 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 see dunedinfringe.nz 6.30pm Sir Cedric and Friends 45min Dee's Cafe and Venue 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 6.30pm Xalotl 1hr 10min King Edward Court See website The Scented Carrot see dunedinfringe.nz 7pm Ecstatic Dance and Sufi Trance 1hr 30min Port Chalmers Pioneer.. 7pm Light to Light 1hr University Bookshop th 7pm Sajeela Kershi.. 1hr Inch Bar SUNDAY 24 March 7.30pm Marine Snow 1hr 20min Hanover Hall

Time TITLE DUR VENUE 8pm Charmian Hughes 1hr Emerson's Festval Club 11am Trickster Game 001 1hr 30min Botanical Gardens 8pm My Grandmother's M.A.I.D. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 1pm Playwriting From Inception to Stage 3hr City Library 8pm Pretty Good Jokes 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 1pm Trickster Game 001 1hr 30min Botanical Gardens 8pm A Thousand Natural Shocks 1hr 50 Dundas 3pm 'Appassionata' 1hr 45min Knox Church DAy-LONG EVENTS 4pm Strork/Danz 1hr 30min King George Hall Time Title venue 5pm That's What Friends Are For 1hr 50 Dundas 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 see dunedinfringe.nz 5.30pm (I)sland (T)rap 1hr Zanzibar 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 5.30pm Sajeela Kershi 1hr Inch Bar 6pm 2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick 1 hr Emerson's Festival Club 25

th TUESDAY 26 March DAy-LONG EVENTS Time TITLE DUR VENUE Time Title venue 5.30pm The Sidewalker 50min Octagon 9am-4pm About Time Studio 2 & Friendlink 6pm Bear North 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 3pm-4pm Little Paisley St. Paul's Crypt 6pm Discharge is Rotten to the Core 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 See dunedinfringe.nz 6.30pm Sir Cedric and Friends 45min Dee's Cafe and Venue 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 6.30pm Still Life with Chickens 50min Mayfair Theatre See website The Scented Carrot See dunedinfringe.nz 6.30pm Xalotl 1hr 10min King Edward Court 7pm Sajeela Kershi.. 1hr Inch Bar th 7.30pm Fission 50min Allen Hall Theatre THURSDAY 28 March 7.30pm Marine Snow 1hr 20min Hanover Hall 8pm Charmian Hughes.. 1hr Emerson's Festval Club Time TITLE DUR VENUE 8pm My Grandmothers M.A.I.D. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 2pm Trouble-D 2hr Otago Corrections.. 8pm Pretty Good Jokes 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 5.30pm The Sidewalker 50min Octagon 8pm A Thousand Natural Shocks 1hr 50 Dundas 5.40pm The Unfolding of Benjamin's Misery 50min 50 Dundas 8.30pm Ecstatic Dance and Sufi Trance 1hr 30min Port Chalmers Pioneer.. 6pm C'est La Vie! 30min Havana Lounge 6pm Off Book - The Musical 55 min New Athenaeum Theatre 6pm Sameena Zehra: Arsebiscuits 1hr Emerson's Festival Club DAy-LONG EVENTS Time Title venue 6.30pm I'll Tell You This For Nothing 1hr 10 Globe Theatre 9am-4pm About Time Studio 2 & Friendlink 6.30pm Still Life with Chickens 50min Mayfair Theatre 1pm-4pm Little Paisley St. Paul's Crypt 6.30pm Xalotl 1hr 10 King Edward Court 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 see dunedinfringe.nz 7pm C'est La Vie! 30min Havana Lounge 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 7pm Donna Brookbanks.. 1hr Inch Bar See website The Scented Carrot see dunedinfringe.nz 7pm Lavvie's 1hr Zanzibar 7pm Waste Not Want Not 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue 7.30pm Fission 50min Allen Hall Theatre WEDNESDAY 27th March 7.30pm Oh Substance 45min Pioneer Women's Hall 7.30pm Shit Towns and Dead End Jobs 1hr 30min The Bog Time TITLE DUR VENUE 8pm Ben Hurley.. 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 5.30pm Sajeela Kershi 1hr Inch Bar 8pm C'est La Vie! 30min Havana Lounge 5.30pm The Sidewalker 50min Octagon 8pm James Mustapic.. 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 5.40pm The Unfolding of Benjamin's Misery 50min 50 Dundas 8pm My Grandmothers M.A.I.D. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 6pm Bear North 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 8pm Orpheus 1hr 10min See dunedinfringe.nz 6pm Discharge is Rotten to the Core 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 8.15pm Big Dumb Cats 55 min Inch Bar 6.30pm I'll Tell You This For Nothing 1hr 10min Globe Theatre 8.30pm The Rotten Apple Doesn't Fall Far From.. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 6.30pm Still Life with Chickens 50min Mayfair Theatre 9.30pm David Correos.. 1hr Inch Bar 6.30pm Xalotl 1hr 10min King Edward Court 10.00 PM David Bowie: The Art of Being Different 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 7pm Donna Brookbanks.. 1hr Inch Bar

7pm Waste Not Want Not 50min Dee's Cafe and Venue DAy LONG EVENTS 7.30pm Fission 50min Allen Hall Theatre Time Title venue 7.30pm Shit Towns and Dead End Jobs 1hr 30min The Bog 1pm-4pm About Time Studio 2 & Friendlink 8pm Bonkers Bingo 1hr 30min Emerson's Festival Club 10am-4pm Little Paisley St. Paul's Crypt 8pm My Grandmother's M.A.I.D. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 See dunedinfringe.nz 8pm Pretty Good Jokes 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 8.15pm Big Dumb Cats 55min Inch Bar 9.30pm David Correos.. 1hr Inch Bar 26

FRIDAY 29th March Time TITLE DUR VENUE 6pm Sameena Zehra: Arsebiscuits 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 11am On Display 1hr Upper Octagon 6.30pm I'll Tell You This For Nothing 1hr 10min Globe Theatre 1pm On Display 1hr Upper Octagon 7pm Donna Brookbanks.. 1hr Inch Bar 5pm Tall Stories Short 1hr The Village Green 7pm Lavvie's 1hr Zanzibar 5.30pm Once More, With Feeling 1hr Laurel 7pm Polarise 2hr Pole Party 5.40pm The Unfolding of Benjamin's Misery 50min 50 Dundas 7pm Ugly Sweaters 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 6pm Off Book - The Musical 55min New Athenaeum Theatre 7.30pm Bjork: All is Full of Love 1hr 30min Mayfair Theatre 6pm Sameena Zehra: Arsebiscuits 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 7.30pm Fission 50min Allen Hall Theatre 6.30pm I'll Tell You This For Nothing.. 1hr 10min Globe Theatre 7.30pm Form and Compression 2hr DPAG 7pm Donna Brookbanks.. 1hr Inch Bar 7.30pm Oh Substance 45min Pioneer Women's Hall 7pm Lavvie's 1hr Zanzibar 8pm Ben Hurley.. 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 7pm Polarise 2hr Pole Party 8pm My Grandmother's M.A.I.D. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 7pm Ugly Sweaters 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 8pm JackS the Ripper 1hr 30min Hanover Hall 7.30pm Oh Substance 45min Pioneer Women's Hall 8pm James Mustapic.. 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 7.30 Fission 50min Allen Hall Theatre 8pm Orpheus 1hr 10min See dunedinfringe.nz 7.30pm Shit Towns and Dead End Jobs 1hr 30min The Bog 8.15pm Big Dumb Cats 55 min Inch Bar 8pm Ben Hurley.. 1hr Emerson's Festival Club 8.30pm The Rotten Apple Doesn't Fall Far From.. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 8pm James Mustapic.. 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 9.30pm David Correos.. 1hr Inch Bar 8pm JackS the Ripper 1hr 30min King George Hall 10pm David Bowie: The Art of Being Different 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 8pm My Grandmothers M.A.I.D. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 10.30pm RollerCoaster 2hr Emerson's Festival Club 8pm Orpheus 1hr 10min See dunedinfringe.nz DAy LONG EVENTS 8.15pm Big Dumb Cats 55min Inch Bar Time Title venue 8.30pm The Rotten Apple Doesn't Fall Far From.. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 1pm-4pm Little Paisley St. Paul's Crypt 9.30pm David Correos.. 1hr Inch Bar 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 See dunedinfringe.nz 10pm David Bowie: The Art of Being Different 1hr New Athenaeum Theatre 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society - 10.30pm Tiny Pieces of Eight 2hr Emerson's Festival Club 4pm-7pm Otepoti Hip-Hop Hustle Underground Market 1-4pm Toy Factory Fire Toitu- Otago Settlers Museum DAy LONG EVENTS Time Title venue 1pm-4pm Little Paisley St. Paul's Crypt 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 See dunedinfringe.nz st 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society SUNDAY 31 March See website The Scented Carrot See dunedinfringe.nz Time TITLE DUR VENUE 10.30am Ko-tuku and the Moon Child 50min New Athenaeum Theatre th 11am Trickster Game 001 1hr 30min Botanical Gardens Saturday 30 March 1pm On Display 1hr Toitu- Otago Settlers...

Time TITLE DUR VENUE 1pm Trickster Game 001 1hr 30min Botanical Gardens 9am On Display 1hr Dunedin Railway Station 1.30pm Ko-tuku and the Moon Child 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 10.30am Ko-tuku and the Moon Child 50min New Athenaeum Theatre 3pm On Display 1hr Toitu- Otago Settlers... 11am On Display 1hr Dunedin Railway Station 6pm How to Win a Pub Quiz 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 11am Once More, With Feeling 1hr Laurel 7.30pm Fringe Awards Night 3hr + Emerson's Festival Club 11am Trickster Game 001 1hr 30min Botanical Gardens 8.30pm The Rotten Apple Doesn't Fall Far From.. 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 1pm Trickster Game 001 1hr 30min Botanical Gardens DAy LONG EVENTS - 1.30pm Kotuku and the Moon Child 50min New Athenaeum Theatre Time Title venue 3pm 'Appassionata' 1hr 45min Knox Church 10am - 8pm The No Show 2 see dunedinfringe.nz 5.40pm The Unfolding of Benjamin's Misery 50min 50 Dundas 10am-4pm The Nude Exhibition Otago Art Society 6pm How to Win a Pub Quiz 1hr Dee's Cafe and Venue 1-4pm Toy Factory Fire Toitu- Otago Settlers Museum 6pm Off Book - The Musical 55 min New Athenaeum Theatre 27

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James Mustapic and the JackS the Ripper Dunedin Haunted Projector Dunedin / AUCKLAND

A Musicals / theatre / storytelling  Comedy / theatre / digital & Online  A one-man black operetta, a musical with social history, black James Mustapic's show has been haunted by a comedy ghost B comedy, and a murder investigation. Hear the stories of the inside his projector, who is set on ruining his night. James must C women who were killed, and meet the men (the Jacks) who revisit the ghosts of his past, and come to terms with his darkest D might have been the Ripper. Dr. Marigaux weaves music, repressed memories in order to save his show and find out the storytelling, and grim facts together, accompanying himself on origins of this spooky phantom inside his projector. E double bass with his blues-drenched vocals crying over pulsing F bass beats. DATES Thu 28 Mar, 8pm | Fri 29 Mar, 8pm | Sat 30 Mar, 8pm VENUE The New Athenaeum Theatre G DATES a. Fri 29 Mar, 8pm | B. Sat 30 Mar, 8pm TICKETS $15, Concession $12 H VENUE A. King George Hall | B. Hanover Hall DURATION 50 min I TICKETS $15, Concession $10 AGES All Ages, language DURATION 1 hr 30 min J AGES All Ages, graphic content K L M N O - KOtuku and the P LAVVIE's Q Moon Child london, uk Nelson R S T - Theatre / Whanau & FAMILY theatre / comedy / Street & Site Specific U Nelson's Birdlife Productions are returning to Dunedin with It is 1999. It’s the female toilets in DAZZLER’S!, a tired, shabby V a story about loss, longing and finding the way back home - nightclub in Essex on the outskirts of London. Secrets, lies and more W all told using puppetry, masks, exquisite original music and than just a little betrayal over cocktails. This quirky black comedy absolutely NO spoken word! Inspired by our New Zealand packs a punch as it explores the bonds of friendship and divorce in X landscape and a love of traditional fairy tales, this show is the stark florescent light of the girls lavvie's. Pull up a pint and see Y thoroughly enchanting for everyone aged 5 to 95 years! where it all ends! Cast - Sara Georgie, Rosella Hart, Shannon Colbert, Tara Leckie, Director - Cindy Diver, Writer - Ruth Carraway Z DATES Sat 30 Mar, 10.30am & 1.30pm | Sun 31 Mar, 10.30am & 1.30pm DATES Fri 22 Mar, 7pm | Sat 23 Mar, 3pm & 7pm | Sun 24 Mar, 7pm VENUE The New Athenaeum Theatre Thu 28 Mar, 7pm | Fri 29 Mar, 7pm | Sat 30 Mar, 7pm TICKETS $10, Concession $8 VENUE Zanzibar DURATION 50 min TICKETS $18 Concession $12 AGES All Ages DURATION 1 hr AGES R18, language & drug references 30

Le Sujet Parle: And Then LIGHT TO LIGHT He Shot Me DUNEDIN Dunedin / wellington

A theatre / sound & audio  STORYTELLING / SPOKEN WORD / THEATRE  B While real people are out there killing themselves or other people, Stories allow us to shine a light in the darkness and to connect C the photographer stays behind his or her camera, creating a tiny with the world around us; like beacons in the night. Join us for element of another world: the image-world that bids to outlast Light to Light, a celebration of oral storytelling. Four eclectic D us all - from On Photography by Susan Sontag. Prospect Park guests share their stories; the only rules are there are no notes E Productions presents the premiere experience of Le Sujet Parle, an and the stories must be true. Come along and see if you see your immersive theatrical exploration of what lies behind. F light shining back at you. Produced by Arcade Theatre Company. G DATES Fri 22 Mar, 6pm | Sat 23 Mar, 6pm | Sun 24 Mar, 6pm DATES Sun 24 Mar, 7pm | Mon 25 Mar, 7pm VENUE Otago Museum H VENUE University Bookshop TICKETS $20, Concession $15 TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 I DURATION 1 hr DURATION 1 hr J AGES R13 AGES All Ages K L M N O P Q lines of flight Little Paisley DUNEDIN Dunedin R S T

U music / sound & Audio / moving image visual Art / street & site specific / community V The much-loved Lines of Flight festival of experimental music A solo show of drawings based in Dunedin's historic Southern W is back again. Full lineup - Torrential Brain (AUS), Alphabethead, Cemetery. Take away charcoal, paper, a map and a guide to drawing Sewage (with Jeff Henderson), A Handful of Dust, Is There A and try to locate politicians, gold miners, settlers and a Polish Prince! X Hotline? (AUS), Gate, Cave and Bush, K-Group, UMU/Lady Lazer Light, Gorge, Space Wolf 2, Roy Montgomery, Carter/Morley/ DATES Fri 22 Mar | Sat 23 Mar | Tue 26 Mar | Wed 27 Mar | Thu 28 Mar Y Fri 29 Mar | Sat 30 Mar Yeats, Waterfalls, Negative Nancies, Motte, Eye, Smith, Longmore Z & Meung, Radio Cegeste, and Kiseki Uragi. VENUE St. Paul's Crypt TICKETS Free DATES a Thu 21 Mar, 7.30pm | B. Fri 22 Mar, 7.30pm B. Sat 23 Mar, 1.30pm & 7.30pm Hours 10am - 4pm (Wed 27 Mar, 3-4pm) VENUE a. Dunedin Public Art Gallery | B. Port Chalmers Pioneer Hall AGES All Ages TICKETS $10 per show, $30 four show festival pass DURATION 3hr 30 min AGES All Ages 31

Logan Kitney: Why I'm Not a luke, who's talking TV Magician - LATE EDITION AUCKLAND / USA Christchurch

Comedy / magic  Comedy  A After over 7 years of performing to crowds across the country American comedian Luke Callaghan is a water balloon containing B comedian/magician Logan Kitney has wowed hundreds of an Olympic-size swimming pool worth of jokes. Wayyy beyond C audiences with hilarious magic… BUT still no TV show, why? He’s capacity. If so much as a fly lands on him, he’s going to pop and no David Blaine or Dynamo... he’s better! Well he’s definitely splatter quips, gags, and clever observations all over the ceiling. D funnier and cheaper! Kitney’s act is the perfect blend of hilarity and Every row of the audience is considered the “splash zone”. BYO E amazement you never knew you even needed! With special guests. ponchos & snorkels. F DATES Thu 21 Mar, 10pm | Fri 22 Mar, 10pm | Sat 23 Mar, 10pm DATES Thu 21 Mar, 9.30pm | Fri 22 Mar, 9.30pm | Sat 23 Mar, 9.30pm Sun 24 Mar, 9.30pm G VENUE The New Athenaeum Theatre VENUE Inch Bar H TICKETS $15, Concession $10 TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 I DURATION 1 hr DURATION 1 hr AGES R18 J AGES R16 K L M N O P Marine snow MeAT Q auckland DUNEDIN R S T

Theatre dance / physical theatre / theatre U An absurdist tale about love, fleas, and the search for Goodbye conscious consumer, hello capitalist perfection, from V connection. Written by Finnius Teppett, directed by Mac Veitch, farm to fridge all neatly disguised for your ethical pleasure. MEAT W presented by Little Scorpion Productions is a contemporary dance-theatre work choreographed by Tui Hofmann in collaboration with DANCE PLANT Collective. X DATES Sat 23 Mar, 7pm & 9pm | Sun 24 Mar, 7pm & 9pm Mon 25 Mar, 7.30pm | Tue 26 Mar, 7.30pm Y Cast/crew Q&A after show Mon 25 Mar DATES Sat 23 Mar, 8pm | Sun 24 Mar, 7pm Z VENUE Hanover Hall VENUE Sourced by Dunedin Dream Brokerage - see dunedinfringe.nz

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My Grandmother's THE NO SHOW 2 M.A.I.D. SSDD & The Sorry Shop Dunedin vancouver, Canada

A Comedy / Storytelling / theatre  visual art / performance art  B The tale of Canadian comedian Dion Arnold, supporting his Recycled from the fringes of a fringeless fringe, The NO SHOW C strong willed, inspirational and quick-witted nan's choice.. A returns! Same Flyers, Same Facebook page, Same NO SHOW cathartic, comedic elegy. A heartwarming & heartbreaking story. D Show Pony - Same Shit Different Day! Disappointed by the site Exuberant & shameless.  EdmontonFringe.ca. Written & of disappointment? This year the NO SHOW 2 Crew are located at E performed by Dion Arnold. Directed by Jon Bennett. The Sorry Shop. Thanks Dunedin Dream Brokerage. Come along, F DATES Sun 24 Mar, 8pm | Mon 25 Mar, 8pm | Tue 26 Mar, 8pm we are always closed! We failed you. Wed 27 Mar, 8pm | Thu 28 Mar, 8pm | Fri 29 Mar, 8pm G Sat 30 Mar, 8pm DATES Thu 21 Mar - Sun 31 Mar H VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue VENUE The Sorry Shop - see dunedinfringe.nz for details I TICKETS $12 Concession $10 TICKETS Free J DURATION 1 hr Hours 10am - 8pm AGES All ages, mentions of suicide DURATION Too long K AGES All Ages, disappointment & frustration L M N O P Q the nude exhibition Off Book - The Musical Dunedin Christchurch R S T

U visual art improvisation / musicals / Comedy  V Otago Art Society and guest artists celebrate the human body. An evening of hilarious songs made up on the spot! The W An exhibition that explores the importance of the nude in art perfect after-work pick me up! Impulse Theatre is teaming history and its place in contemporary art practice. A showcase up with musical genius Michael Bell to create an hour long X of the body from the traditional to the experimental, the demure fully improvised musical. You’ll be laughing and crying, and Y to the erotic. sometimes unsure which to do. Come see the musical no one has ever seen before – and will never see again! Z DATES Thu 21 Mar - Sun 31 Mar VENUE Otago Art Society - Dunedin Railway Station DATES Thu 28 Mar, 6pm | Fri 29 Mar, 6pm | Sat 30 Mar, 6pm

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Oh substance on display christchurch

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U music / visual art / dance  Workshop / Theatre / storytelling  V The Four Elements of Hip-Hop combine together in a showcase Join Broadway composer and playwright Scott Elmegreen to explore W of local talent. DJs mixing and scratching, MCs rapping, hip-hop the creation of theatre through lively discussion and collaborative dancers breaking & graffiti artists jamming live. You don’t want writing, acting, and directing exercises. X to miss this one. Proudly presented in conjunction with Dunedin 23 Mar: Writing Theatre for Children engages theatregoers of all Y Dream Brokerage ages with the unique magic, challenges, and joys of igniting the Z DATES Sat 30 Mar, 4pm - 7pm imagination of children. VENUE Underground Market 24 Mar: Developing New Plays maps how new works advance from a TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 kernel of an idea to a fully realized theatrical production. DURATION 3 hr DATES a. Sat 23 Mar, 2pm | B. Sun 24 Mar, 1pm AGES All Ages VENUE a. Macandrew Bay School | B. City Library - Dunningham Suite

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Polarise / / Pretty good jokes DUNEˈPƏƱLƏRɅɪZDIN Christchurch

A performance art / dance  COMEDY  B verb: divide or cause to divide into sharply contrasting groups or Last year Snap presented by RuseWebsites had to cancel his sets of opinions or beliefs. Pole dancing, pole sport, pole fitness. Dunedin Fringe show after being assaulted and hospitalised... C An art form. With a long history, pole’s recent popularisation still two separate incidents... it was a pretty good time. This year the D polarises based upon preconceptions. Pole with Val presents our South Island's most prolific comedian, is returning to Dunedin first student showcase, attempting to break stereotypes and with a brand new show, filled with somePretty Good Jokes. E illustrate the varied backgrounds of our students and pole styles. DATES Mon 25 Mar, 8pm | Tue 26 Mar, 8pm | Wed 27 Mar, 8pm F DATES Fri 22 Mar, 7pm | Sat 23 Mar, 7pm | Fri 29 Mar, 7pm | Sat 30 Mar, 7pm VENUE The New Athenaeum Theatre G VENUE Pole Party TICKETS $12, Concession $10 H TICKETS $20, Concession $18 DURATION 1 hr I DURATION 2 hr AGES R18 AGES All Ages Licensed J K L M N O THE Rotten Apple P rockpocalypse Doesn't Fall Far From Q Dunedin The Toxic Tree R christchurch S T cabaret / musicals / theatre  comedy / storytelling / spoken word  U The end is nigh and it's fabulous! A diamond asteroid crashes Dan Brader is a NZ comedy veteran who's been doing comedy since V into Waitati heralding the end of everything. What is that itchy, 2007 throughout Australia and NZ in comedy clubs, festivals and W glittery infection? Come play in our super sticky strain of glam nationwide tours. He walks his own line and drags the laughs out funkadelia and then lick your fingers clean of the fabulosity of it with a sharp shake - Gagging For It. X that is Rockpocalypse. Brought to you by the cast and crew of Y FrankenSplurta. DATES Thu 28 Mar, 8:30pm | Fri 29 Mar, 8:30pm | Sat 30 Mar, 8:30pm Sun 31 Mar, 8.30pm Z DATES Thu 21 Mar, 8pm | Fri 22 Mar, 8pm | Sat 23 Mar, 8pm VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue

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Sajeela Kershi: Sameena Zehra: Arsebiscuits Fights Like A Girl! UK london, uk

A comedy / storytelling / Spoken Word  Comedy / Storytelling  B What will YOU fight for? Multi-cultural humour from this We’re all some kind of arsebiscuit. The trick is how to be more C multi-award-winning comedian/activist, who's putting biscuit and less arse. In her first new solo show in two years, up her dukes & picking her battles! Trump, terrorists Zehra is back doing what she does best; a goulash of storytelling D and everything in between. Time to call out the bullshit! and political commentary, peppered with absurdity, dark E Smart, funny with a mischievous glint - The Times. humour and personal context. Funny, fiery, brave and true. - The F Wonderfully inclusive show  - BroadwayBaby. Herald, Scotland Intelligent, inspiring, empowering  - CultureVulture. G DATES Thu 28 Mar, 6pm | Fri 29 Mar, 6pm | Sat 30 Mar, 6pm DATES Thu 21 Mar, 5.30pm | Fri 22 Mar, 5.30pm | Sat 23 Mar, 5.30pm VENUE Emerson's Festival Club H Sun 24 Mar, 5.30pm | Mon 25 Mar, 7pm | Tue 26 Mar, 7pm Wed 27 Mar, 5.30pm TICKETS $20, Concession $15 I VENUE Inch Bar DURATION 1 hr J TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 AGES R16, course language & adult themes K DURATION 1 hr L AGES R14, language & descriptions of violence M N O P Searching for Q The Scented Carrot DUNEDIN happiness R christchurch S T U visual art / community COMEDY / Storytelling / performance art  V Feast your eyes on a display created by students from IDEA Services Searching for happiness is a comedy show mixed with a TEDx W daybase, Art Space, the culmination of months of letting go of the talk about Nathan's experience with depression and anxiety. end result and revelling in the joy of making art via Dada games. X We trust only chance and random generators found on the internet DATES Thu 21 Mar, 9pm | Sat 23 Mar, 5pm | Sun 24 Mar, 9pm Y to tell us that, the scented carrot whispered quirkily. VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue TICKETS Koha Z DATES See dunedinfringe.nz for details DURATION 50 min VENUE See dunedinfringe.nz for details AGES R16, depression, anxiety & suicide TICKETS Free hours See dunedinfringe.nz for details AGES All Ages 39

SHE WOLF Shit towns and Dead nova scotia, canada End jobs Dunedin

A COMEDY / theatre / storytelling  Comedy / storytelling  B Queen Margaret was the original Cersei Lannister. She was the Three harrowing tales of escaping small town New Zealand, model for Claire Underwood. She was a woman so cutthroat and and surviving the many trials of the service industry. Featuring C cold, she would give Lady Macbeth a run for her money. Only, Dunedin comics John Bagnell, Nic Grey and Chewie! D none of that is true. The way we view women in positions of power hasn’t changed much. DATES Wed 27 Mar, 7.30pm | Thu 28 Mar, 7.30pm | Fri 29 Mar, 7.30pm E VENUE The Bog DATES Thu 21 Mar, 8pm | Fri 22 Mar, 8pm | Sat 23 Mar, 8pm | Sun 24 Mar, 8pm F TICKETS Koha VENUE The New Athenaeum Theatre G DURATION 1 hr, 30 min TICKETS $25, Concession $20 H AGES R18 DURATION 50 min I AGES R16, language J K L M N O Sir Cedric and Friends! The P THE SIDEWALKER Beginning: The Beginners Guide Wellington Q to Begin Stand-up Comedy R WELLINGTON S T Comedy / improvisation / street & site specific  comedy / Theatre / storytelling  U Come walk sidewalks with The Sidewalker, Router Sidewalker. A Who hasn't wanted to try Stand-Up Comedy?! Sir Cedric V silly inner-city journey in which 'NZ Spirit of the Fringe', George doesn't know if he ever wanted to be a Stand-Up Comic but W Fenn, reinvents long familiar spaces with improvised insight. Begins it's happened. What could possibly go wrong? Whatever could and ends at the Octagon. Just show up and tag along. go wrong probably will, but it's ok because he's brought some X friends along to help out...friends? No they're not. This was not a Y DATES Mon 25 Mar, 5.30pm | Tues 26 Mar, 5.30pm | Wed 27 Mar, 5.30pm total disaster of a show - popculture-y.com Thu 28 Mar, 5.30pm Z DATES Mon 25 Mar, 6.30pm | Tue 26 Mar, 6.30pm VENUE The Octagon VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue TICKETS Koha TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 DURATION 50 min DURATION 45 min AGES All Ages AGES R16, strong language 40

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A Comedy  Dance / Moving Image / sound & audio  B A stand-up show about the perpetual cycle of attempted self- Soliloquy is a splintering of self across mediums, tracing a pathway C improvement. Scott W. Long has more “before” photos on his from then to now. It is a merging of technology, illusions and dance phone than there are grains of rice in the over-priced rice cooker in order to articulate the multitudes that comprise a mind. Soliloquy D he bought that one time he decided to go vegan. He is yet to take reflects on the interplay between live and digitally mediatised E an “after” photo, but this time will be different. He is sure of it. versions of oneself; real and constructed identities.

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Tall stories short That's What Friends Are For dunedin auckland

comedy / theatre / storytelling  Theatre / Community / comedy  A Rob McLennan’s (very) short stories are peppered with Making friends isn’t easy. In this experiment, Hobson Street Theatre B ludicrous props, sight gags and other random interruptions. Company - winners of last year's NZ Fringe award for 'Best Directed C Occasionally naughty, often silly, Rob’s highly accessible Chaos', are going to see if they can make friends with people in the humour has broad appeal. audience in just one hour. That’s What Friends Are For is a show D about how we make friends, and what it means to be one. E DATES a. Thu 21 Mar, 6pm | B. Sat 23 Mar, 8pm | C. Fri 29 Mar, 5pm F VENUE A. The New Athenaeum Theatre | B. Gallery on Blueskin DATES Fri 22 Mar, 7pm | Sat 23 Mar, 7pm | Sun 24 Mar, 5pm C. The Village Green VENUE 50 Dundas G TICKETS $10, Concession $5 TICKETS $20, Concession $15 H DURATION 1 hr DURATION 1 hr I AGES R15, adult themes AGES All Ages J K L M N O TONY lyall: quiche P A Thousand natural shocks Q auckland DUNEDIN R S T

THEATRE  Comedy / stand up  U A broken family meet on the anniversary of their son’s death. They What is quiche? No one knows. You have to try it to find out. Just like V all struggle with the changes this tragic event has brought about in this show. This show is about being brave and trying new things. W their family. Devised loosely from Shakespearean tragedy, Hamlet, Stepping away from the tried and true sausage rolls and mini pies this play examines family relationships, guilt, suicide and mental and helping yourself to a piece of quiche for once in your life. X health. Performed by The Down Low Theatre Company, a local Y youth-focused group, in their second Fringe outing. DATES Thu 21 Mar, 8.15pm | Fri 22 Mar, 8.15pm | Sat 23 Mar, 8.15pm Z VENUE Inch Bar DATES Mon 25 Mar, 8pm | Tue 26 Mar, 8pm TICKETS Koha VENUE 50 Dundas DURATION 1 hr TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 AGES R18 DURATION 1 hr AGES R13, sensitive subject and language 42

Toy Factory Fire Trickster Game 001 DUNEDIN DUNEDIN

A Performance Art / SOUND & AUDIO / THEATRE Street & Site Specific / Theatre  B This continuous, audio-visual installation loops through Gather your team for an interactive live-action adventure C interviews conducted in Thailand with people whose lives were through the maze-like forested paths of the Dunedin Botanic Garden. Explore, get lost and unlock new areas in this site- D affected by the Kadar Factory Fire . Their testimony is interwoven with a stream of consciousness narrative of a businessman en specific mashup of video game mechanics, strange puzzles and E route to Bangkok. Presented by Talking House, with narration by quirky character interaction! Made possible thanks to a generous F Simon O'Connor, and audio & video by Kerian Varaine. DCC Arts Grant and the fearless actors and teaching staff from InterACT. Team size: 3-6. Space is limited. Book your team now! G DATES Sat 30 Mar, 1-4pm | Sun 31 Mar, 1-4pm - DATES Sat 23 Mar, 11am & 1pm | Sun 24 Mar, 11am & 1pm H VENUE Toitu Otago Settlers Museum Sat 30 Mar, 11am & 1pm | Sun 31 Mar, 11am & 1pm I TICKETS $15, Concession $12 VENUE Dunedin Botanical Upper Gardens (see dunedinfringe.nz) DURATION 55 min J TICKETS $30, Concession & Groups of 10+ $24 AGES All Ages DURATION 1 hr 30 min K AGES R13 L M N O P TROUBLE-D ugly sweaters Q CLUTHA christchurch R S T U theatre / improvisation comedy  V Using forum theatre techniques, Trouble-D will take you on a The hottest thing about an ugly sweater is the person wearing it; and journey through the life of a recently released prisoner. It will wearing an ugly sweater can get pretty hot! Audrey Porne and Shen W explore strategies on how to deal with the challenges, obstacles Mansell, two of Christchurch's most likeable comedians, bring you an X and enticements they face in the outside world after a long hour of original stand-up comedy. Cheerfully filthy and darkly absurd, period of incarceration. All proceeds will go to the Dunedin Night Audrey and Shen will have you sweating with laughter! Y Shelter. The venue is at the Otago Corrections Facility. All visitors DATES Fri 29 Mar, 7pm | Sat 30 Mar, 7pm Z will go through security processes and require pre-approval. To register please email: [email protected] VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 DATES Thu 28 Mar, 2pm DURATION 1 hr VENUE Otago Corrections Facility AGES R16, course language TICKETS $20 DURATION 2 hr AGES R18 43

THE Unfolding of Waste not Want not: Benjamin's Misery Bethany's Guide to the Japan Thrift Life Wellington

theatre / SPOKEN WORD / comedy  storytelling / theatre / comedy  A Benjamin is an undocumented migrant working as an usher at Bethany Grace Miller is the Queen of Resourcefulness. In her B a Fringe venue. To be frank, he is exploited: he gets less than quirky storytelling solo show, Bethany opens up about her tips, C the minimum wage, which is still more than he would back in tricks and the frightful lengths she's gone to to save money, D his homeland. So, he is happy despite injustice. But his misery food... well anything and everything really. It’s a hot, handy starts unfolding when his venue welcomes a world-roaming, hack guide for all, a celebration of weird uniqueness, and a E microscope into hoarding. enlightened bard for his radical performance/workshop… F DATES Wed 27 Mar, 5.40pm | Thu 28 Mar, 5.40pm | Fri 29 Mar, 5.40pm DATES Wed 27 Mar, 7pm | Thu 28 Mar, 7pm G Sat 30 Mar, 5.40pm VENUE Dee's Cafe and Venue VENUE 50 Dundas H TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 TICKETS Koha, S.E.A.T. $3 I DURATION 50 min DURATION 50 min AGES All Ages Licensed J AGES R15, partial nudity K L M N Wilson Dixon & Alice Snedden O Do A Comedy Show Together, Xalotl P Q Separately DUNEDIN R auckland S T comedy / music  Performance art / spoken word / music U Great friends / mortal enemies Wilson Dixon and Alice Snedden Poetry with music, costumes, sets, props and movement. V are coming to Dunedin! Working out new material in front of new audiences, this is a must-see show! Unless you’re not into comedy, DATES Thu 21 Mar, 6.30pm | Mon 25 Mar, 6.30pm | Tue 26 Mar, 6.30pm W Wed 27 Mar, 6.30pm | Thu 28 Mar, 6.30pm in which case, this is a must-miss event! Check out two of NZ’s least X alike comedians in the same show, but not at the same time! VENUE King Edward Court - Room 105 TICKETS Free Y DATES Thu 21 Mar, 8pm | Fri 22 Mar, 8pm | Sat 23 Mar, 8pm DURATION 1 hr 10 min Z VENUE Emerson's Festival Club AGES All Ages TICKETS $25, Concession $20 DURATION 1 hr 15 min AGES R15 44

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