ARTIST GUIDE AdelaIdE FringE Government Partners 16 FebruArY - Principal Partner 18 March 2018 1 EXPERIENCE ADELAIDE BY NIGHT Food, music, art, shopping and good times 2018 Adelaide Fringe cityofadelaide.com.au/nightlife proudly supported by 2 CONTENTS Fringe Club: By Day FringeWORKS 4–5 Honey Pot 6 Fringe Club: By Night 7–9 Ticketing 10–11 Awards & Closing Night 12 Fringe In The Mall 2018 13 FringeWORKS Daytime Program Getting Down To Business 13–14 Discovery Sessions 15–17 Honey Pot Presents 18–19 HELLO FRINGE ARTISTS! Beyond Adelaide 20 I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the artists Program Calendar 21–24 of the 2018 Adelaide Fringe! 25 It is hard to believe that our favourite time of year has come Workshops around again! Fringe Fun! 26 Thank you so much for all you do. You create the magic and Unwind 27 wonder that is Adelaide Fringe. Here’s to another unforgettable month of adventures. Special Events 28 This guide is full of incredibly useful information about offers for Fringe artists, ranging from free forums and networking Flyering & Postering 30 opportunities in the Fringe Club to a whole range of discounts Busking & Reviews 31 around town that will stretch your dollar further. Be sure you take advantage of FringeWORKS in the Fringe Club Getting Around 32 – it is open every day of the festival. FringeWORKS is where you Cheap Eats 35 can get advice and support from the entire Artists & Venues Team. You can access free WiFi, computers and more! This year Beaches & Nature 36 we will also be making use of the air-conditioned space in the Artist Pass Discounts 37–42 Adelaide Bowls Club by day, offering a great weatherproof space in the Fringe Club. Please come and see us at FringeWORKS and Health & Emergency 43 let us know how we can help – we are here to support you! Each night when you have finished your show, head over to the Fringe Club – it is the place to relax and unwind with fellow artists and friends of the Fringe. You can grab a bite to eat in the Club KEEP UP TO DATE before hitting the dancefloor ‘til the wee hours. This is where we post all those great I wish you all the best on your Fringe journey and look forward to opportunities that crop up during seeing you at the Fringe Club. Be sure to come and say hello! the festival and remind you about Chookas for a great season! information you’ll need along the way! It’s a closed group for registered Heather Croall participants only, so it’s just between us! Director & Chief Executive, Adelaide Fringe facebook.com/groups/adlfringe2018 3 FRINGE CLUB: BY DAY YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME Fringe Club, Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka Enter via pathway on South side of O-Bahn (intersection of East Tce & Grenfell St) 14 Feb – 18 Mar, 10am – 8pm Daily* *14-15 Feb close at 6pm. 19 Feb, 18 Mar close at 5pm We’ll be located in the FringeWORKS hub within the Fringe Club 10am – 8pm every day of the Fringe! Drop by with questions, for an ice block or just a chat! FringeWORKS is your space to do your work, hold meetings, relax and attend special events. There is plenty of room for everything from circus training to costume mending or an afternoon nap. FringeWORKS in the Fringe Club is fitted out with computers and a photocopier for your use, along with plenty of places to plug in your laptop and access free Wi-Fi. Or borrow a book or a board game from our Fringe library. There are also handy stationary items to help you with all your postering and flyering needs, as well as the ever popular Zooper Doopers for those Adelaide summer days! We’ll be on hand to offer advice and support every 23° @ ADELAIDE BOWLS CLUB day of the festival and have an exciting program of Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm events, talks, workshops, forums, roundtables Enter via the Fringe Club and activities planned throughout the festival This year, make use of our cool and calm space at the FringeWORKS hub, all designed to help in the Adelaide Bowls Club! This work space is you have a happy and successful Fringe. for you to make your own. Use the computers for extended work, take meetings, have a chin wag CONTACT US with your fellow artists or just chill out in optimal Artist Hotline 8100 2022 23 degree air-conditioned comfort. A number [email protected] of FringeWORKS events will be held here. TICKETING Ticketing Hotline 8100 2012 [email protected] Ticketing will be available daily to sort your ticketing needs! 4 Free Fringe Feast Every Wednesday, 1pm – 2pm FREE The Wednesday feed is back bigger and better with the Free Fringe Feast! Head down to the Fringe Club each Wednesday to get together with your fellow artists, venues, the FringeWORKS team and Fringe staff over a tasty bite to eat. The team at NOLA will be providing a delicious spread with a different theme each week. Vego, vegan, and gluten free Wheelchair users please be aware the the paved options available. entrance from East Tce is on an incline, and traversing the gradient may require caution. YOUR FRINGEWORKS TEAM Monica Bachmayer Jason Marsiglia Senior Artist & Venue Coordinator Artist & Venue Coodinator Karina Bryce Lisa Waite Artist & Venue Support Coodinator Artist & Venue Support Coodinator 5 Photo: Trentino Priori Rebecca Meston Marketplace Manager Andy Beecroft THE FRINGE Marketplace Coordinator MARKETPLACE Honey Pot is designed to forge relationships between Fringe Hives: Your Weekly artists and arts delegates – presenters, programmers and Networking Fix producers of festivals and venues from around the world. Speed-dating for artists! You’re invited Over 190 delegates attend, all at different times over the four into the Hive for a series of short week festival. They see shows, they network, they are on the meetings with visiting presenters and hunt for the next big thing. Or the thing that is needed to programmers from all over Australia complete their program for 2018/2019 and beyond. and around the world. Those delegates Now in its 11th year, the program’s prime objective is to create who are attending each Friday will opportunities for works to have a life beyond the Fringe. be announced weekly along with This may be in the shape of a national or international tour; a instructions on how to RSVP. collaboration or commission; a residency or development of a Fridays: 23 Feb, 2*, 9, 16 Mar new or existing project, or simply the beginning of a beautiful 2 – 4pm FREE (and fruitful) friendship. Adelaide Bowls Club Please note, these events are open to Honey Pot registered artists only. (access through Fringe Club) For more details contact [email protected] or [email protected] *at Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William St, Adelaide 6 FRINGE CLUB: BY NIGHT Do you want to dance the night away? We have programmed a broad selection of amazing DJ’s to get you on the dance floor and through the night. Come and shake it off! Are you hungry? We have artist prices on amazing food from NOLA. Thirsty? Check out your discount drink prices. Entertainment? We’ve got it covered. Every night you can see a selection of other artists doing their thing – for YOU. New will mix with established, small with large, local with international. For this month this is all of ours, for we are one family! Let’s party! Disco Paradiso The A-Team Skill Swap A celebration of late 70s and early 80s In 2018, a crack commando unit was sent to The Fringe Club for club culture with the spotlight on the a crime they didn’t commit. These artists promptly escaped from music that caused the meteoric rise and a maximum-security stockade to the Radelaide underground. fall, and subsequent comeback, of disco. Today, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem... Rotating DJ’s. All the tunes. Follow the call if no one else can help... and if you can find them... maybe you of the disco ball! can hire... The A(rtist)-Team. First 20 artists to sign up on the night will be split into two crack Crap Music Rave Party teams. These teams will each be taught another artist’s skill set. All we can tell you is that this is the There will be a standoff; there will be chaos; new friends made dumbest fun you can have. Think rave and boundaries broken. (10pm sign up) videos, DIY disco lights, a thousand dumb $2 shop costumes, glow sticks, the best Weekly Awards worst DJ in the world and a dance floor Every Thursday, 11pm – 11.30pm full of the greatest people ever. The rules Find out who all the judges were talking about this week! are simple: request any song you like, as long as it’s crap! It’s gonna be MEGA! Hey Fringe Kids, It’s Your Birthday! If your birthday falls during Fringe let’s all party tonight. Bring your dancing shoes and your party hats and tonight is all about YOU. Happy Birthday! Photo: NOLA 7 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 16 FEB OPENING NIGHT! Welcome To Country with Karl 'Winda' Telfer: 10.30pm 20 FEB 21 FEB 22 FEB 23 FEB Friends of the Fringe DJ I Love 80s vs I Love 90s Disco Paradiso THE Spots: 10pm – Midnight Dress to impress! aTEAM SKILL SWAP WeeklY Awards 27 FEB 28 FEB 1 MAR 2 MAR Hey Fringe Kids, Kings vs Queens Disco Paradiso THE It’s Your Birthday! of Pop TEAM a Special Guest DJ SKILL SWAP Craig Egan WeeklY Awards FRINGE CLUB CLOSED MONDAYS CLOSED CLUB FRINGE 6 MAR 7 MAR 8 MAR 9 MAR Friends of the Fringe DJ 90s Hip Hop vs 90s RnB Disco Paradiso Spots: 10pm – Midnight WeeklY Awards 13 MAR 14 MAR 15 MAR 16 MAR Friends of the Fringe DJ Brit vs Bey Disco Paradiso THE Spots: 9pm – Midnight Fringe Wives Takeover aTEAM SKILL SWAP 8 WeeklY Awards SATURDAY SUNDAY 17 FEB 18 FEB Dance Magic Dance 6.30pm Sunset Session: DJ Driller Dance your cares away! STARRY STARRY NIGHT - Dress to Impress! “Starry Starry Night, Neon glow and fairy light.