Dunedin Fringe Festival
The Dunedin Fringe Festival, or Dunedin Fringe, is an 11-day fringe theatre festival held each March in Dunedin, New Zealand. The first Dunedin Fringe was in the year 2000.[1] The festival was cancelled in 2020 due to concerns around Covid-19. A subsequent fundraising campaign raised more than $5000 to support more than 750 artists affected by the cancellation.[2]
In addition to theatrical performances, the festival hosts dancers and live music.[3] In 2016, artists produced 55 shows.[4] The festival is open-access, which means that anyone who registers may perform.
The venues are in and around the Octagon, the city centre of Dunedin. Among these are Allen Hall at the University of Otago; The Fortune Theatre;[5] the Octagon Athenaeum; and Dog With Two Tails, a nearby café and bar.[6]
Further reading
- Heinz Housel, Teresa (4 March 2014). "Dunedin Fringe to feature first theatre captioning". Arts Access Aotearoa. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- "Historic Athenaeum Building Sold". dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
References
- "About Dunedin Fringe". Dunedin Fringe. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- Houseman, Molly (21 March 2020). "Campaign for artists goes 'crazy'". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Dunedin Fringe Reveals First Programme Announcements for 2015" (Press release). Dunedin: Scoop. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- McAvinue, Shawn (17 March 2016). "Fringe director thrilled with festival". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- Cameron, Róisín; Jabado, Salwa; Minford, Teddy, eds. (23 August 2016). Fodor's Essential New Zealand. Fodor's Travel. p. 1072. ISBN 978-0-8041-4364-6.
- "Dunedin Fringe Festival 2017 Venue List" (PDF). Dunedin Fringe. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.