#FestivalOff -Xploring Top5 #2017FRINGE Festivals around the World - III Part - 57th Adelaide Fringe
52e Festival Off d'Avignon -- 70th Edinburgh Festival Fringe -- 57th Adelaide Fringe -- 26º Festival de Curitiba --
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57th Adelaide Fringe
On Tuesday, 11 July 2017, we joined other Fringe festivals all over the world in celebrating World Fringe Day! It was day to celebrate the very idea of a 'Fringe', which was first introduced to the world by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 70 years ago. The concept of a 'Fringe' was born as a more democratic alternative to curated festivals, with an open access model allowing for creative freedom across a broad range of artforms. Here at Adelaide Fringe, we celebrated and paid hommage to our big sister, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with a celebration featuring a traditional Scottish dance called a 'cèilidh'. We'd love to see your favourite Fringe memories, so use #worldfringeday on your social posts to share them with us!
ZACH & VIGGO
WINNER: Best Comedy and Critics Choice Award - Brighton Fringe. Fresh off a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning, Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo heads to Adelaide! Through a series of surreal and free-flowing vignettes, Gaulier-graduates Zach Zucker and Viggo Venn take you on an absurd trip through their wild imagination into the deepest, darkest depths of stupidity. ★★★★★ "Absurd, creative, enjoyable and unique... A true fringe highlight" - The Latest ★★★★1/2 "Your new favourite double act" - Chortle ★★★★ "Everyone is a little bit in love with them" - The Scotsman. Directed by Jonny Woolley.
Presented by: The Garden of Unearthly Delights
ON ONE CONDITION
Growing up in rural South Australia, Dan Daw first set foot on the stage when he was 12. Knowing no limitations, he then went on to forge an international career in London. Now 33, Dan takes time to reflect on the rollercoaster ride that has led him here... Drawing on stories from Dan's lived experiences, On One Condition asks us to question our own perceptions of normal while offering a bare bones, stripped back look at the world we live in.
We invite you into Dan's childhood home and on a journey overseas to share in one man's undying search for perfection, as he attempts to hold the world on his shoulders in all its beauty and grotesqueness.
Directed by Graham Adey in collaboration with performer Dan Daw and in partnership with Murmuration (AUS). "On One Condition etches itself into the consciousness through its artistic power" (Ingela Brovik, Dance Magazine Sweden)
Presented by: Dan Daw Creative Projects
SCORCH
For those who don’t feel like they’re in the right life, on-line is a place to be yourself. “Happiness. Aching, constant, consuming - on there it's more real than real life. I’m honest on there. I’m being honest.” Out in the real world though, things can be very different. A story of first love through the eyes of a gender-curious teen Scorch examines how the human story often gets lost amidst the headlines. Inspired by recent court cases Scorch has been awarded a Scotsman Fringe First and Best New Play at the 2015 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards.
Best New Play Irish Theatre Awards Scotsman fringe First Holden Street Theatres' Edinburgh Fringe Award
★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals ★★★★★ Broadway Baby ★★★★ The List ★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ TV Bomb ★★★★ The Skinny ★★★★ Exeunt ★★★★ Three Weeks ★★★★ British Theatre Guide ★★★★ Mumble Theatre
Presented by: Ha Ha Comedy Pub Crawl with Scottish English & Irish Comedy Awards
LANA SCHWARCZ: LOVELY LADY LUMP
Let me start by telling you I'm ok. I'm just in a small situation involving a pesky cancer tumour in my left nork, but I'm not dying and I'm the luckiest person in the entire world. Cos f*ck cancer, man. F*ck cancer.
Jokes, truths and poignant bits from a comic who survived breast cancer.
'Hilariously honest' SometimesMelbourne.blogspot.com
'Gutsy and gleeful' Theatreview.org.nz
'Uproariously funny, devastating and heartfelt, Schwarcz doesn't want her audience to have a good bedside manner but to behave as badly as she does' TheResidents.co.nz
WINNER: Most Outstanding Solo Show (Ottawa 2016)
Best Theatre (Dunedin 2016)
F*ck the Patriarchy Award (Winnipeg 2016)
NOMINEE: ABC720 Best Theatre Award (Perth 2016)
Best Overall Show (Dunedin 2016)
Presented by: Lana Schwarcz
HELLO...IT'S ME
A theatrical fusion of stand up, clown and burlesque; exploring a young woman’s desire to be taken seriously in an era where ‘self-branding’ is paramount.
Armed with pop culture, Kathy Richfield navigates her way through the complexities of dating, sexuality, drug and alcohol abuse and the fear of rejection. A florescent, bubble, glitter rave.
Presented by: Royal Croquet Club
HANNAH GADSBY - NANETTE
This show was inspired by a woman who goes by the name Nanette. Although we did not exchange a single word or even a glance, Nanette has changed my life. She hasn't at all, but she did prompt me to think about some things and those things I thought have become this show. Cool stuff. Hannah is an award-winning Australian comedian who thinks quickly and moves slowly. She is sardonic, laconic and, after numerous bone crunching accidents, bionic. Her droll delivery, delightful wordplay and heartbreakingly funny, self-deprecating observations have delighted audiences all over the world.
Gadsby with her Barry Award for the most outstanding performance at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Photo: Jim Lee
JOSH GLANC - MANFÜL
WINNER PERTH FRINGE WORLD COMEDY AWARD 2017
NOMINATED BEST COMEDY MELBOURNE FRINGE 2016
Josh Glanc’s debut show '99 SCHNITZELS' was a cult smash hit last year. It sold out fringe festivals and saw Glanc labelled one of comedy’s most exciting “emerging talents” by The Age.
Fresh from a sell out season and winning the ‘best comedy’ award at Perth Fringe World, Glanc follows up last year's hit with his latest creation, Dicky Rosenthal – the hyper-masculine, image-conscious ‘American beefcake’. Combining high-wired silliness and subversive social observation, manfül is one of this year’s must-see shows. Absurd, insightful and achingly funny!
“Glanc is hilarious” ★★★★½ The Music
“Ever stepped inside a tornado? Or climbed into Joshua Glanc’s head? Chances are it’s a no but my guess is they’d be one and the same. Surreal, frenetic, peculiar... indisputably energising” ★★★★ Herald Sun
“Bizarre, provocative, random, clever, Glanc confidently combines several comedic elements in a manner that belies his relative inexperience... go see him” ★★★★½ The Advertiser
“I’m not quite sure what just happened but whatever it was, it was hilariously ingenious.” The Clothesline
Presented by: Josh Glanc
WE LIVE BY THE SEA
Katy, who is on the autistic spectrum, meets lonely teenager Ryan when he moves from the city to Katie's coastal town. They make a connection that will shake their worlds forever.
Playful visual storytelling with a live electronic score about autism, friendship and a very big wave.
'We Live By the Sea' comes to Adelaide fresh from critically acclaimed runs at the SoHo Playhouse (New York) and at the Arts Theatre in London's West End. At the Edinburgh Festival it was nominated for a Fringe First, the most prestigious award for new writing, and sold out its entire run.
Pick of the Fringe 2016, The Times
★★★★★ "A highly engaging, inventive, and outstanding piece of theatre" Scottish Arts and Culture
★★★★★ "Very raw and beautiful" The British Theatre Guide
★★★★ "Inventive, well-judged and tenderly performed" The Stage
★★★★ "A wonderful play about the power of human reliance upon one another" The Scotsman
Presented by: Joanne Hartstone
SIGNIFYING NOTHING
A modern take on Macbeth set in the world of Australian politics. The Macbeths a Liberal party power couple who stop at nothing in their pursuit of power. A mash up of Shakespeare and Greg Fleet. Love, ambition, life and death. That's politics. "A masterpiece" The Australian.
CHAMBER POT OPERA
OPERA IN THE BATHROOM. Set in an actual bathroom, this new opera tells the story of three women who meet, bond and sing together. One woman is in an abusive relationship, the second woman is terrified that she ruined her first date, and the third has finally been promoted through the glass ceiling. Chamber Pot Opera explores the witches, breeches and bitches roles in a safe space, allowing female characters to interrelate in a unique way.
Presented by: Bontom
Bontom was founded by Thomas De Angelis and Samuel Boneham. The company is guided by principles that are emblematic of their style and central to the way bontom creates its work.
TRAINSPOTTING
Choose Life.
A pumping rave. A no-holds-barred, action-driven story of Mark Renton and his friends, living through the Edinburgh heroin scene of the ‘80s. Recapture the passion and the controversy of Irvine Welsh’s famous novel and then globally successful film in this all-new immersive production where the audience are literally part of the show, including the notorious “Worst Toilet in Scotland” scene.
This award-winning 21st anniversary production performed by In Your Face Theatre’s Scottish cast affirms the power and humour of this piece which left Welsh himself “blown away”. For avid fans this is a must-see and for Trainspotting virgins this is one you won’t forget!
“I was shocked and I wrote the f*cking thing!” Irvine Welsh.
★★★★★
Horrific, disgusting, highly visceral and probably downright offensive show – but that’s what makes it so damn good…
Views From the Gods
★★★★★
Seventy-five of the most intense, funny, and moving minutes of theatre I have ever experienced.
Box Dust
Important information: This venue is wheelchair accessible, for access bookings please call (08) 8100 2000 during business hours.
Presented by: Adelaide Festival Centre
THE KAGOOLS: TUTTI
Multi award-winning physical comedy act from the UK, The Kagools, return to Adelaide with 'Tutti', a brand new show for 2017. Spontaneous, anarchic fun for everyone. "See The Kagools before they make it big on TV" The Advertiser
★★★★★ "One of the outright funniest pieces of the entire festival" TVBomb ★★★★★ "A brilliant show" Mumble ★★★★½ "Ingenious... Life-affirming" RipItUp ★★★★ "Perfect viewing for all ages and nationalities" Chortle ★★★★ "Pure genius... Clever and entertaining... Comedy gold... Side-splittingly hilarious" BroadwayBaby. ★★★★ "This show is a true delight" Clothesline "A clever, silly endearing gem of a show" Arts Review Australia
WINNER Best Comedy Show Buxton Fringe 2016
WINNER Best Family Show Buxton Fringe 2015
One of Urban List's Top 5 International Shows to see at Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Presented by: Momentum Artist Management
IVAN ARISTEGUIETA - JUITHY
Everyone's favourite Venezuelan is back with a sweet and juithy new show. He's one happy immigrant and he's squeezing all the privileges the First-World can give him. From his own ABC sitcom, Lost in Pronunciation, to his debut live stand-up TV special, Chorizo Sizzle, Ivan exploded on to the scene in 2016 with his brilliant observations on Aussie culture and food, taking him around the country, headlining theatres and selling out festivals. As Ivan toured, he noticed a lot of similarities between ex-pats and locals. They both love their country, just in different ways, and that to be a true 'Aussie', he has to stop loving Australia, and start whinging about it. That's when he'll know he has made it. But that's bloody hard when Australia is so a-mazing! Sausage sizzles, toilet paper in public parks and 24-hour bakeries? The mango truly is juithier on the other side. You're not the lucky country. You're the juithy country. Go on, say it. Juithy. Best Newcomer, Sydney Comedy Festival.
Presented by: The Garden of Unearthly Delights
ANGEL BY HENRY NAYLOR
Kobane, 2014: there’s a siege as fierce as Stalingrad. ISIS, having steam-rollered through Iraq, expect to take the town easily. But the citizens have found a heroine: a crackshot sniper, with 100 kills to her name. And she appears indestructible. She’s the Angel of Kobane.
This Fringe First-winning play received 13 ★★★★ and ★★★★★ reviews including The Times, Edinburgh Festivals Magazine and The Stage. Winner of the coveted Scotsman Fringe First. “It’s an absolute must-see.” Edinburgh Fringe Guru
"powerful and moving" Edinburgh Fringe Guru Fringe First, Award Winning 5-stars. By the writer of the SMASH HIT ECHOES
★★★★★ FringeGuru ★★★★★ The Times ★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks ★★★★ Theatre Extra ★★★★ Whats On Stage ★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ Edinburgh Guide ★★★★ The List ★★★★ Young Perspective ★★★★ Broadway Baby ★★★★ TV Bomb
Presented by:
Tamara Huntington
MY NAME IS SAOIRSE
Rural Ireland, 1987. Saoirse lives in a peach coloured bungalow with her Dad and big brother Brendan. Her best friend is Siobhán, who has a glorious fountain of ginger hair, a whisper like a foghorn and an arse that distracts all the men at mass. Saoirse prefers running through fields to chasing after boys, but Siobhán has other ideas. After a night out drinking with the lads, Saoirse discovers her pregnancy and is forced to set out on journey that will take her miles away from her home and the carefree adolescence she once knew.
'My Name is Saoirse' (meaning freedom in Irish) is an award-winning one woman show. It is a tender and moving coming of age story that follows Saoirse, an ordinary, extraordinary 15 year old growing up in conservative Catholic Ireland.
The Scotsman ★★★★ The Herald Scotland ★★★★ Three Weeks ★★★★★ The Public Reviews ★★★★★ The Argus ★★★★★ TN2 Magazine ★★★★★ Edinburgh Guide ★★★★★ The Irish Times ★★★★ The Evening Herald ★★★★ Exuent Magazine ★★★★ Fringe Guru ★★★★
Presented by: Joanne Hartstone
LUKE HEGGIE - ROUGH DIAMANTÉ
Luke Heggie is back with another harsh but fair show about idiots. He is known widely for speaking to audiences as their equal, offering them a temporary escape from their banal, stupid, and largely pointless lives.
If you are the kind of person who eats a banana with the string still on, you play competition frisbee, you wear velcro shoes despite being an adult with more than zero arms, you've changed your mind after a chef has begun cooking your meal, you're in charge of a blog, your signature takes longer than 3 seconds to complete, you say "everybody" at the end of a lot of your sentences, you say "that's a great age" about someone's children, or you engage in unsolicited traffic direction, then do not come to this show. There will be adult themes, and foul language. If that's not acceptable to your sensibilities, grow up.
★★★★ "Absolutely rips along." Herald Sun
★★★★1/2 "A unique, powerful and insightful Australian comic voice." Sydney Morning Herald
Presented by: Luke Joseph Ryan
TESSA WATERS: FULLY SIK
High octane sketches and improv stupidity smash together as multi-award winning comedian Tessa Waters (Over Promises/WOMANz) returns to Adelaide to take her audience on a joy-ride through her 'Fully Sik' sense of humour. Waters is a Gaulier trained dynamo and the "Undisputed Queen of Stupidity" (Broadway Baby) and is returning to home soil after a stonking 2016 tour around the globe.
Presented by: The Last Jar
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO
The Places You'll Go is a topsy-turvy, original comedy with a taste of Dr. Seuss; a lighthearted look at success, self-determination, and of course, mail!
Two postmen contemplate Life, Happiness and, most importantly, What's Missing?
On their quest for life’s purpose, they bump into characters that glow with their own achievements and are quick to deliver their own advice, but the solutions seem scarce.
New York/Israeli Playwright Hila Ben Gera brings this surreal comedy to Adelaide Fringe for it’s Australian premiere with a local director and cast.
Directed by Cassandra Fumi.
Cast: Tom Halls, Grace Lowry, Sean Rees, Alex Roe and Hila Ben Gera.
"Brimming with talent!" ★★★★★ The Adelaidian.
"The beauty is in the grey." ★★★★ The Advertiser.
"This show is not like others!" ★★★★ Glam Adelaide.
'Well written piece and well performed. Worth seeing!' Jimmy Cochran, Adelaide Fringe Ambassador.
Presented by:
Hila Ben Gera
19 WEEKS
Everyone knows someone who has had an abortion or lost a pregnancy, even if they don’t talk about it. In 2016, playwright Emily Steel had a termination after her baby was diagnosed with Down Syndrome. This is her story, told honestly and publicly, because there are so many more stories out there.
Come sit by the pool, put your feet in the water and listen.
Directed by Daisy Brown and performed by Tiffany Lyndall Knight, 19 weeks aims to create a space where we can be more open with each other and feel less alone in our experiences.
We want 19 weeks to be part of a bigger conversation. If you’d like to tell your own story, please go to 19weeks.com
“Wonderful script… witty and poignant” The Advertiser on Rocket Town, by Emily Steel.
“It’s this feeling that you’re not the only one, that others have thought this, others have gone through this.” Jane Howard on Ruby Bruise, directed and devised by Daisy Brown.
Presented by: Emily Steel
THE GIRL WHO JUMPED OFF THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN
An Actress stands at the top of the 50 foot 'H', looking down on a city of broken dreams. She has only ever wanted one thing: to be a star. A new play with music about the quest for fame, inspired by the secrets & forgotten histories of Hollywood's Golden Age.
'The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign' includes songs performed by Hollywood's greatest movie stars - Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow and more. Written & Performed by South Australian award-winning theatre maker Joanne Hartstone ("Oleanna", "Misery", "The Storm").
Presented by: Joanne Hartstone
CULL
In the social media world run by #instaqueens, we find ourselves looking at our flabby thighs and thinking. "Should I go to Europe?"
CULL is the trashy, David Lynchian, wet nightmare sketch show, where all your Facebook freaks come to life, lock you in a room and tag you.
Honor and Patrick invite you to step behind your Facebook newsfeed for a glittery, fast paced, horror-hilarious night that will leave you wanting to share, like and subscribe. #like4alike
So, if you've ever been nek nominated, blocked by your nan or made a post at peak "like" time, this is your safe #nofilter space.
Honor and Patrick delete their Facebook friends, one bitch at a time.
"Hilarious... These two own the stage" Aussie Theatre
"A full frontal assault on the senses... Fits the experimental tag offered in the fringe guide" Squirrel Comedy
"It will make you laugh. Hard" We Know Melbourne
"The best thing i've seen in forever... Painfully hilarious" Declan Greene, Sisters Grimm.
Presented by: Lisa Crowe
