Events in the Theatre category that were part of the 1996 Fringe
Arrange in order of: Ascending | Descending
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Natoschak (On An Empty Stomach), Theatre
Official, Presented by Olga Anokhina's Group at Nexus Cabaret - Lion Arts Centre, cnr North Tce & Morphett St, City as part of the 1996 Fringe
Two short plays of classic drama, by writers Eugene O'Neil and Anton Chekov. Two actors from Moscow's Russian Actors School, in love stories which are sad and funny at the same ... -
Night Train, Theatre
Official, Presented by Ma Nishtanah Theatre at Rose Harrison Hall, Biet Shalom Synagogue - 39-41 Hackney Rd, Hackney as part of the 1996 Fringe
Why is this night different from all other nights? An unemployed actor rides the night train into memory and fantasy, searching for his identity. A tour de force one man show, f... -
No Shame & Dream Weavers, Theatre
Official, Presented by Mainstreet Community Theatre Company & Sherry Yhi Yingarra at Tandanya Theatre - National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, 253 Grenfell St, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
No Shame brings to life universal issues of acceptance belonging and pride in who you are. An old Ngerrindgeri man shares his view of life through dreaming stories, comedy and s... -
Noah, Theatre
Official, Presented by Epiphany Actors at Church of the Epiphany - Epiphany Pl, Crafers as part of the 1996 Fringe
A play by Andre Obey. Written during 1929 and 1930, the Frenchman's account of Noah, his conflicts with his family, his joys and disappointments, are totally relevant to 1996. T... -
Nouveau Weird - World Premiere, Theatre
Official, Presented by Lightning Strike Theatre Experience at Adelaide Zoo - Frome Rd, Adelaide as part of the 1996 Fringe
Life, death, morality, immortality, humour, horror, vampires, and the grotesque. These are only some of the issues tackled in these two vibrant new plays by SA playwrights: I'm ... -
Out of Order comedy by Ray Cooney, Theatre
Official, Presented by Spotlight Theatre Co. Inc. at Strathmont Centre - Covernton Hall, Grand Junction Rd, Oakden as part of the 1996 Fringe
A junior Government Minister plans an evening with an Opposition typist. Things go wrong. He sends for a friend and things get worse with lies and identity crisis. Received the ... -
Playing (with) God, Theatre
Official, Presented by The Reincarnated Bills at St Cyprian's Church - 70 Melbourne St, North Adelaide as part of the 1996 Fringe
Mad man's kingdom: Jesus' temptation in the desert. MAD (with grief): A man seeking forgiveness for a mistake made many years ago. A duet of 1-man, 1-act plays linked by common ... -
Revolution of the Heart, Theatre
Official, Presented by Apangello - Creativity to the Nations at Apollo Stadium - 40 Kingston Ave, Richmond as part of the 1996 Fringe
Take a journey into the heavenly realm to view the heart of Adelaide from revolutionary perspectives. Apangello presents a 'dim sum' experience of creativity incorporating theat... -
Rites of Memory and Desire, Theatre
Official, Presented by Theatre of Desire Inc at Fresh Fruit Theatre - Santos Centre West, 265 Rundle St, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
A couple are caught in an endless cycle of courtship. A tongue bursts into flame and spiders creep over a passive body. Introducing Vile TM - Bitch Diva and recently deified s/h... -
Roadkill, Theatre
Official, Presented by The Roadkill Company at Crown & Anchor Hotel - 196 Grenfell St, Adelaide as part of the 1996 Fringe
So you think life on the road, like Beat Generation writers Kerouac, Ginsburg and Cassady, is romantic? That it represents freedom? It's different for a woman. The story of a hu... -
Secret Beyond The Door, Theatre
Official, Presented by Mad Love Inc at Mad Love - 15 Synagogue Pl, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
Mad Love unleashes the pains that inhabit a hollow tooth and seals of fever through a series of Bunuelian episodic stories all linked by Velaquez's masterpiece Las Meninas. This... -
See Bob Run, Theatre
Official, Presented by Direct Call Productions at Canadian Club - Basement, Eckersley Building, 21 Frome St, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
The Trans-Canada Highway stretches from Pacific to Atlantic. Trapped in the middle is Bob, who's hitch-hiking away from the terrors of her past and running to the cleansing wate... -
Shadow Boxer and Moscow To Petushki, Theatre
Official, Presented by Lucky Hearts at Don's Shed, Producers Hotel - 235 Grenfell St, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
Dushyant Kumar performs with primal intensity in two contrasting works of spectacular physical and visual theatre. The connection between socialised aggression and the construct... -
Shadow Boxer and Moscow To Petushki, Theatre
Official, Presented by Lucky Hearts at Edinburgh Castle Hotel - 233 Currie St, City as part of the 1996 Fringe
Dushyant Kumar performs with primal intensity in two contrasting works of spectacular physical and visual theatre. The connection between socialised aggression and the construct... -
Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew, Theatre
Official, Presented by Lightning Strike Theatre Experience at Adelaide Zoo - Frome Rd, Adelaide as part of the 1996 Fringe
Money, greed, belligerency, power, obsession, possession, manipulation, ...and a wedding. A dynamic presentation of one of Shakespeare's most accessible and vibrant plays. Petru... -
Something For Everyone, Theatre
Official, Presented by Susan Narelle Liebert at Noarlunga College Theatre - Noarlunga Centre, Noarlunga as part of the 1996 Fringe
One woman show starting with an enactment of the history of classical song with accompanist (Hadyn to Grieg - 20mins), then coming into the C20th songs, music hall, ballad, come... -
Stay Black & Die, Theatre
Official, Presented by Penny Ante Productions at Tandanya Theatre - National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, 253 Grenfell St, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
A must see! Acclaimed as one of 10 best at the 1995 Winnipeg Fringe. Autobiographical - young black girl growing up in the 50s & 60s. Funny! Sad! Graphic! Honest! Brilliantly dr... -
The American Century, Theatre
Official, Presented by Bart Nouveau Productions at Lion Theatre - Lion Arts Centre, cnr North Tce & Morphett St, Adelaide as part of the 1996 Fringe
The smash hit comedy of the 1994 Dublin Festival, Murphy Guyer's joke in one act is a trip down genetic memory lane. It's a neo-Freudian gem which takes a pickaxe to the innocen... -
The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine, Theatre
Official, Presented by Direct Call Productions at Canadian Club - Basement, Eckersley Building, 21 Frome St, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
"The brilliance of this funny, tough-minded, endearing show is the way it locates the Big in the Small, the intimate in the banal" - Edmonton Journal, "a wildly hilarious and pa... -
The Bursting Heart, Theatre
Official, Presented by Cloudburst Productions at Nexus Cabaret - Lion Arts Centre, cnr North Tce & Morphett St, City as part of the 1996 Fringe
Zhodi Cummings - Winner of the 1995 Radio National Fringe Award for Best Dramatic Comedy. "Remarkable, beautiful, warm, endearing, entirely delightful" - Radio National. The out... -
The Maintenance Man, Theatre
Official, Presented by Burnside Players Inc at James Irwin Hall, Julia Farr Centre - 103 Fisher St, Fullarton as part of the 1996 Fringe
A play written by English TV writer Richard Harris. Directed by Annie Blood. A very here and now situation where Bob finds himself torn between soon-to-be-ex wife and 'midlife c... -
The Treatment by Martin Crimp, Theatre
Official, Presented by Victorian Regional Theatre Company at La Mama - 4 Crawford Ln, Hindmarsh as part of the 1996 Fringe
On the run from a husband who keeps her locked up in their apartment, a woman finds refuge in Manhattan where two film producers offer to buy her story and end up buying her bod... -
The Tryst, Theatre
Official, Presented by Lightning Productions at Lion Theatre - Lion Arts Centre, cnr North Tce & Morphett St, Adelaide as part of the 1996 Fringe
A mid winter night. A wild storm closing in. A deserted farmhouse miles from nowhere. Two men and a woman bound by strange ties of sex and revenge meet for a deadly mnage-a-tro... -
The View From Golgotha, Theatre
Official, Presented by Independent Theatre at Theatre 62 - 145 Sir Donald Bradman Dve, Hilton as part of the 1996 Fringe
Controversial new play by John Logan, brilliant author of Never The Sinner. A heresy trial in the modern Catholic Church. Cardinal Scanlon believes he's been visited by Christ a... -
The Wind In The Willows, Theatre
Official, Presented by Glenn Elston Pty Ltd at Adelaide Botanic Garden - North Terrace, Adelaide as part of the 1996 Fringe
Come on a family adventure with the most famous animal characters; Toad, Ratty, Mole, Otter, Badger and the lovable head chief rabbit, as they journey and explore the Botanic Ga... -
The Women Behind The Wall, Theatre
Official, Presented by University of South Australia at Migration Museum Courtyard - Kintore Ave, City as part of the 1996 Fringe
Who is the ghost at the Migration Museum? What happened to wicked Clara, pretty Polly and sweet Sarah? Staged in the court-yard of the old destitute Asylum itself, the play with... -
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee, Theatre
Official, Presented by Prospective Productions in association with Brand X Theatre Inc. at Rymill Park Island - Rymill Park, East Parklands, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
Set in a park, performed in a park, this piece examines the questions of masculine loneliness, sexuality and self-destruction. Coupling environment with action, drawing the wat... -
Three in Isolation, Theatre
Official, Presented by Spark! Productions at Banana Lounge - Santos Centre East, 265 Rundle St, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
Three playlets exploring three diverse aspects of being alone: poetic (aqua lupus), absurd (familiarity breeds) and comic (trapped). Written and performed by three talented Melb... -
Thyla Scenes, Theatre
Official, Presented by Tasmanian Touring Theatre Company at Tandanya Theatre - National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, 253 Grenfell St, East End as part of the 1996 Fringe
A program of short works by award-winning Tasmanian playwrights. A Greek-Australian in Marching for Marco explores what it is to belong, to be Australian, set against a backdrop... -
Tissue, Theatre
Official, Presented by Elbow Room at St. Theodore's Church Hall - 42 Prescott Tce, Toorak Gardens as part of the 1996 Fringe
"Why me? "It's the fibres in your breasts sinking because you don't wear a bra," said Mum. "You've got to be at least 40 to get it," said brother. "It happens because frigid wom...
