Over 500 shows at the freshest festival in Australia
January 13th 2009 03:25
The word Fringe appears 399 times in the official 2009 Fringe Guide
BE WARNED Adelaide Fringe will pass the 500-show barrier for the second year in a row when the Fringe Guide is launched today. Although that may sound fantastic to the sponsors and funding bodies, take a moment to consider what it means to the performing punters who have signed up to buy their way into the show!!
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Fringe which kicks off in 45 days with a free party for over 60,000 revelers in Adelaide's east end. Over 100 Fringe artists will take part in a Smoke and Mirrors parade on the edge of the city's parklands and perform at the party on mini outdoor stages. Hip-hop crew TZU headline the main stage with support from upcoming bands Fire, Santa Rosa, Fire! and The Levitators.
Everyone loves a free party, but performers attempting to draw a full house to their own show need to consider how difficult it is to get Adelaide Festival-goers out of the house, off the beach or away from the pub, to attend their shows. At this end of the Adelaide Fringe machine it's all glory glory and butt licking about how fabulous the Fringe is because it's gotten so much bigger and better, but nothing really changes. The same comedy acts rock into town and do a fair trade - but what have they got to do with Fringe?
Originally set up to augment the usually every-one-else-but-local-arti sts-centric Adelaide Festival the Fringe was meant to be an opportunity for the locals to showcase their work. Not so anymore - not while everyone thinks bigger actually is better (during a recession) and means somehow the quality of the work will be great.
Audiences need to remember that Comedians are shuffled around the country at this time of the year 9mostly from the US and UK) and they have all their promotion tied up when they guest appear on Rove.
Actual Fringe artists try desperately to fill their allocated venue to pay the cost of mounting their show - but who can say in advance if it has any value or quality?
This year a whopping 293 shows are Australian premieres and that's fantastic news for Fringe-goers, says Christie Anthoney, Fringe Director. Both artists and audiences use the Fringe as an opportunity to try new things, take risks and discover original entertainment. Fresh ideas from the minds of artists crossover into audience experiences as the festival transforms the city into a playground where you can feel a festival buzz and soak up the legendary summer weather.
It is really fantastic news? 293 untried shows? 293 individual artists angst it up for whoever is willing to bake in 42 Celsius heat and pay $20 - $30 dollars for the possibility of something worth twice as much?
Comedy, Dance and Cabaret focus in on popular culture; giving Fringe-goers the opportunity to You Tube Your Own Adventure, get to the bottom of who pinched the coffee in A Dingo Stole My Latte and witness the protection of the Last Bucket of Water in Australia.
Perfect publicist banter - pull out a few catchy titles to divert attentions from the remarkably FRINGE You Tube. Is You Tube really FRINGE these days?
Audiences might struggle to recognize humdrum statistics when they meet physical theatre in Pie Charts and Panties. Cabaret for the i-generation is promised in My Significant Other is a Mobile Phone.
And if catchy titles are not dour enough or serious enough to pull the money out of your pocket how about politically defined and respectable theatre?
The FRINGE Spin Machine says
I hope those tickets are affordable - I mean it does sound interesting, the local comic, and it sure is great to see there is a local FRINGE artist actually involved. Evidently it would not be Adelaide Fringe without some unusual venues. This year they include the same disused Jail as usual, a suburban home which is likely to be an Insurer's nightmare, The Adelaide Zoo (again), a beauty salon (novel idea), the carpark of a pub (again), a vineyard (oh really... how original), The Adelaide Airport (bothersome), the State Library (again), various Op Shops (well that's possibly a new idea around here) and, just to be difficult, a set of secret GPS coordinates that will be sent to audiences’ mobile phones (not mine).
The Fringe Factory is returning to Queens Theatre for the first time since 2006 and two additional Fringe Factory venues will be created in abandoned shops on Hindley Street. Fringe Family Weekend returns on March 7 & 8 bursting with family friendly contemporary art and culture.
Again I hate to sound so negative about it - but FRINGE Family Weekend was lame as lame can be. Too much heat not enough shade. Same old droll story-telling and face painting in the dreadfully dry hot weather of Adelaide. Never sufficient cover, water, seating.
With a little help from the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival and the Australian International Documentary Conference a city wide social gaming environment will be created through the playground program. There will be mass competitive picnicking in the parklands, GPS controlled hide and seek on bicycles, mobile phone directed treasure hunts and top secret Flashmob missions all the way from New York city-Adelaide will never look the same again (please come up with something new for God's sake).
upstART returns on the 9 - 11 of March and will provide the opportunity for emerging artists to showcase their new work for the very first time at a festival. Format, the DIY event which hosts Zine Fair, enters its third year on 14 &15 March. Architecture becomes part of the Fringe with the launch of Blueprint which features A Walking Tour of the Good, the Bad and the Bloody Odd that promises to surprise even the most design savvy locals, as well as some UniSA students who are turning their attention to designing Adelaide’s perfect party street.
Street Theatre returns to the city in a bath tub complete with butcher, baker and candlestick maker traveling through Rundle Mall - that's Three Men in a Tub. The Fringe Club will be back for two nights only up in Port Augusta; the home of Desert Fringe on 20 & 21 March. Many comedians are bringing shows to Fringe including: Adam Hills, Charlie Pickering, Daniel Townes, Bart Freebairn, Mark Trenwith, Nik Coppin, Rich Hall, Sammy J and Simon Palomares.
The BankSA Support Act program will continue to get lots of bums on seats. Generous financial assistance from BankSA will allow 100 selected Fringe artists to drop the price of over 3,500 tickets to just $10. BankSA will pay the difference to the artists so tickets are cheaper for Fringe-goers and the artists don’t end up out of pocket. Get online at www.talkfringe.com from tomorrow to take advantage of the $10 ticket deal before it runs dry.
The Fringe Guide will be available in every copy of the Advertiser tomorrow, state-wide in branches of BankSA and by Monday 17 ready for collection in over 100 Foodland outlets across South Australia.
Fringe Chair, Judy Potter says, “I’m thrilled that Adelaide becomes the home to the best selection of theatre, comedy, cabaret, dance and visual arts every summer. The Adelaide Fringe became an annual festival three years ago and the event is continuing to surprise and delight us with new ideas and experiences.…”
Bank SA Managing Director, Rob Chapman says, “The growth of the Fringe as an annual event has been phenomenal. Not only does it keep getting bigger and better every year, it continues to smash records. This year’s creative pandemonium is set to put Adelaide on the world stage with a phenomenal line up of performances. We have no doubt that Fringe-fans and converts will again embrace this year’s event.”
Tickets are on sale from Wednesday 14 January at 9am.
To book tickets go to adelaidefringe.com.au or call Fringe TIX 1300 374 643.
4977 performances of 517 shows will take place in 259 venues during Fringe 2009
It would take 21 days to watch every show at the Fringe back to back
The shortest show, Toys lasts 15 minutes and the longest two days, Fringe Family Weekend March 8 & 9
That's bullshit - the Fringe Family Weekend is not a show.
The smallest venue only has only 20 seats available for each performance of Scarborough so you can really feel the wanking.
The largest venue seats over 1000 people and that’s where a pair of real FRINGE artists Adam Hills and Dave Hughes will take to the stage.
There are 293 Australian Premieres at Fringe 2009, that’s well over 50%
A crowd of 60,000 is expected to attend the massive opening night party on Friday 27 February
And to top it all off: Performers from: Algeria, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, UK and USA will bring shows to Adelaide. The very first Fringe events took place in 1960 when 27 shows were listed. The Fringe was run biennially until 2006 In 2007 Adelaide Fringe went annual with 403 shows registered. 2009 will be the third annual Fringe. Adelaide Fringe runs from Friday 27 February until Sunday 22 March 2009
BE WARNED Adelaide Fringe will pass the 500-show barrier for the second year in a row when the Fringe Guide is launched today. Although that may sound fantastic to the sponsors and funding bodies, take a moment to consider what it means to the performing punters who have signed up to buy their way into the show!!
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Fringe which kicks off in 45 days with a free party for over 60,000 revelers in Adelaide's east end. Over 100 Fringe artists will take part in a Smoke and Mirrors parade on the edge of the city's parklands and perform at the party on mini outdoor stages. Hip-hop crew TZU headline the main stage with support from upcoming bands Fire, Santa Rosa, Fire! and The Levitators.
Everyone loves a free party, but performers attempting to draw a full house to their own show need to consider how difficult it is to get Adelaide Festival-goers out of the house, off the beach or away from the pub, to attend their shows. At this end of the Adelaide Fringe machine it's all glory glory and butt licking about how fabulous the Fringe is because it's gotten so much bigger and better, but nothing really changes. The same comedy acts rock into town and do a fair trade - but what have they got to do with Fringe?
Audiences need to remember that Comedians are shuffled around the country at this time of the year 9mostly from the US and UK) and they have all their promotion tied up when they guest appear on Rove.
Actual Fringe artists try desperately to fill their allocated venue to pay the cost of mounting their show - but who can say in advance if it has any value or quality?
This year a whopping 293 shows are Australian premieres and that's fantastic news for Fringe-goers, says Christie Anthoney, Fringe Director. Both artists and audiences use the Fringe as an opportunity to try new things, take risks and discover original entertainment. Fresh ideas from the minds of artists crossover into audience experiences as the festival transforms the city into a playground where you can feel a festival buzz and soak up the legendary summer weather.
It is really fantastic news? 293 untried shows? 293 individual artists angst it up for whoever is willing to bake in 42 Celsius heat and pay $20 - $30 dollars for the possibility of something worth twice as much?
Comedy, Dance and Cabaret focus in on popular culture; giving Fringe-goers the opportunity to You Tube Your Own Adventure, get to the bottom of who pinched the coffee in A Dingo Stole My Latte and witness the protection of the Last Bucket of Water in Australia.
Perfect publicist banter - pull out a few catchy titles to divert attentions from the remarkably FRINGE You Tube. Is You Tube really FRINGE these days?
Audiences might struggle to recognize humdrum statistics when they meet physical theatre in Pie Charts and Panties. Cabaret for the i-generation is promised in My Significant Other is a Mobile Phone.
And if catchy titles are not dour enough or serious enough to pull the money out of your pocket how about politically defined and respectable theatre?
The FRINGE Spin Machine says
A number of Theatre and Music shows involve Africa. Apartheid South Africa is explored In the Arms of a Lion, dreams of a young girl are followed in Ndito the Masai Girl and Free Man of Colour looks at the life of the first black student in an American university. Gospocentric promises to be a Gospel extravaganza and House of the Holy Afro a truly African sonic safari. In Mujahid Ahmed is On African Time a local Sudanese comedian takes on the clashes between African and Australian culture.
I hope those tickets are affordable - I mean it does sound interesting, the local comic, and it sure is great to see there is a local FRINGE artist actually involved. Evidently it would not be Adelaide Fringe without some unusual venues. This year they include the same disused Jail as usual, a suburban home which is likely to be an Insurer's nightmare, The Adelaide Zoo (again), a beauty salon (novel idea), the carpark of a pub (again), a vineyard (oh really... how original), The Adelaide Airport (bothersome), the State Library (again), various Op Shops (well that's possibly a new idea around here) and, just to be difficult, a set of secret GPS coordinates that will be sent to audiences’ mobile phones (not mine).
The Fringe Factory is returning to Queens Theatre for the first time since 2006 and two additional Fringe Factory venues will be created in abandoned shops on Hindley Street. Fringe Family Weekend returns on March 7 & 8 bursting with family friendly contemporary art and culture.
Again I hate to sound so negative about it - but FRINGE Family Weekend was lame as lame can be. Too much heat not enough shade. Same old droll story-telling and face painting in the dreadfully dry hot weather of Adelaide. Never sufficient cover, water, seating.
With a little help from the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival and the Australian International Documentary Conference a city wide social gaming environment will be created through the playground program. There will be mass competitive picnicking in the parklands, GPS controlled hide and seek on bicycles, mobile phone directed treasure hunts and top secret Flashmob missions all the way from New York city-Adelaide will never look the same again (please come up with something new for God's sake).
upstART returns on the 9 - 11 of March and will provide the opportunity for emerging artists to showcase their new work for the very first time at a festival. Format, the DIY event which hosts Zine Fair, enters its third year on 14 &15 March. Architecture becomes part of the Fringe with the launch of Blueprint which features A Walking Tour of the Good, the Bad and the Bloody Odd that promises to surprise even the most design savvy locals, as well as some UniSA students who are turning their attention to designing Adelaide’s perfect party street.
Street Theatre returns to the city in a bath tub complete with butcher, baker and candlestick maker traveling through Rundle Mall - that's Three Men in a Tub. The Fringe Club will be back for two nights only up in Port Augusta; the home of Desert Fringe on 20 & 21 March. Many comedians are bringing shows to Fringe including: Adam Hills, Charlie Pickering, Daniel Townes, Bart Freebairn, Mark Trenwith, Nik Coppin, Rich Hall, Sammy J and Simon Palomares.
The BankSA Support Act program will continue to get lots of bums on seats. Generous financial assistance from BankSA will allow 100 selected Fringe artists to drop the price of over 3,500 tickets to just $10. BankSA will pay the difference to the artists so tickets are cheaper for Fringe-goers and the artists don’t end up out of pocket. Get online at www.talkfringe.com from tomorrow to take advantage of the $10 ticket deal before it runs dry.
The Fringe Guide will be available in every copy of the Advertiser tomorrow, state-wide in branches of BankSA and by Monday 17 ready for collection in over 100 Foodland outlets across South Australia.
Fringe Chair, Judy Potter says, “I’m thrilled that Adelaide becomes the home to the best selection of theatre, comedy, cabaret, dance and visual arts every summer. The Adelaide Fringe became an annual festival three years ago and the event is continuing to surprise and delight us with new ideas and experiences.…”
Bank SA Managing Director, Rob Chapman says, “The growth of the Fringe as an annual event has been phenomenal. Not only does it keep getting bigger and better every year, it continues to smash records. This year’s creative pandemonium is set to put Adelaide on the world stage with a phenomenal line up of performances. We have no doubt that Fringe-fans and converts will again embrace this year’s event.”
Tickets are on sale from Wednesday 14 January at 9am.
To book tickets go to adelaidefringe.com.au or call Fringe TIX 1300 374 643.
4977 performances of 517 shows will take place in 259 venues during Fringe 2009
It would take 21 days to watch every show at the Fringe back to back
The shortest show, Toys lasts 15 minutes and the longest two days, Fringe Family Weekend March 8 & 9
That's bullshit - the Fringe Family Weekend is not a show.
The smallest venue only has only 20 seats available for each performance of Scarborough so you can really feel the wanking.
The largest venue seats over 1000 people and that’s where a pair of real FRINGE artists Adam Hills and Dave Hughes will take to the stage.
There are 293 Australian Premieres at Fringe 2009, that’s well over 50%
A crowd of 60,000 is expected to attend the massive opening night party on Friday 27 February
And to top it all off: Performers from: Algeria, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, UK and USA will bring shows to Adelaide. The very first Fringe events took place in 1960 when 27 shows were listed. The Fringe was run biennially until 2006 In 2007 Adelaide Fringe went annual with 403 shows registered. 2009 will be the third annual Fringe. Adelaide Fringe runs from Friday 27 February until Sunday 22 March 2009
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