Events in the Theatre category that were part of the 2008 Fringe
Arrange in order of: Ascending | Descending
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'OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD', Theatre
Official, Presented by STUDIO AT ANNESLEYCOLLEGE at SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MARITIME MUSEUM, KETCH AND WHARF AREA - 126 LIPSON STREET PORT ADELAIDE 5015 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Depicting events in Botany Bay, 1789, when the first fleet convicts performed Farquhar's 'The Recruiting Officer'. With a cast of young tertiary and senior secondary actors the ... -
'OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD', Theatre
Official, Presented by STUDIO AT ANNESLEYCOLLEGE at ANNESLEY COLLEGE - ANNESLEY COLLEGE 89 GREENHILL RD WAYVILLE 5034 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Depicting events in Botany Bay, 1789, when the first fleet convicts performed Farquhar's 'The Recruiting Officer'. With a cast of young tertiary and senior secondary actors the ... -
*AROUSE*, Theatre
Official, Presented by ADAPT THEATRE & FILM & ROAR WAXING LYRICAL PRODUCTIONS at URBAN - BASEMENT OF 41 CURRIE STREET ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
*AROUSE* 1. to stimulate (a feeling) or evoke (a reaction or response). 2. to awaken (somebody) from sleep. 3. to rouse to action. 4. to excite sexually. *Music, Emotion, Comedy... -
1984, Theatre
Official, Presented by Urban Myth Theatre of Youth at HOLDEN STREET THEATRES - THE STUDIO - 34 HOLDEN STREET (NEXT TO SOCCER STADIUM) HINDMARSH 5007 as part of the 2008 Fringe
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face, forever" This is Orwell's insightful vision through his blockbuster Nineteen-Eighty-Four. Urban My... -
2MORRO WILL DO, Theatre
Official, Presented by MARCEL BLANCH-DE WILT at QA BAR - THE ANNEX - 88 WRIGHT STREET ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Musically infused theatre focusing on the lives of teenage friends caught in a rut of lost dreams, broken hearts and the dreaded chill of waking up to reality. Tempers run hot a... -
4 SEASONS OF SHAKESPEARE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Theatre
Official, Presented at ARMOURY LAWN, BEHIND ADELAIDE MUSEUM - ARMOURY LAWN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM NORTH TERRACE ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Outdoor Shakespeare, surrounded by late C19th buildings and gypsy wagons create a fairground encampment. An antic romp with lovers, fairies and bumpkins. Add Grimm brothers, a d... -
4 SEASONS OF SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET, Theatre
Official, Presented at ARMOURY LAWN, BEHIND ADELAIDE MUSEUM - ARMOURY LAWN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM NORTH TERRACE ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Shakespeare's most incisive work on the human condition, Hamlet is a winter story of deceit, intrigue and murder within the corridors of power. Placed in a tyrannical media sett... -
4 SEASONS OF SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH, Theatre
Official, Presented at ARMOURY LAWN, BEHIND ADELAIDE MUSEUM - ARMOURY LAWN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM NORTH TERRACE ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
A descent into human evil, ambition and madness. As autumn falls so does Macbeth, while sparks actually fly in an apocalyptic final confrontation, choreographed and performed by... -
4 SEASONS OF SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET, Theatre
Official, Presented at ARMOURY LAWN, BEHIND ADELAIDE MUSEUM - ARMOURY LAWN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM NORTH TERRACE ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Outdoor Shakespeare where you sit, glass in hand, to be won over by the impetuosity of youth in this springtime tale of ill-fated love. Lavish costumes and exuberant energy will... -
A SLIP OF A BOY, Theatre
Official, Presented by PYGMALION THEATRE at FRINGE FACTORY THEATRE - THE TEA ROOM - THE OLD BALFOURS PIE FACTORY ELIZABETH STREET (OFF WAYMOUTH STREET) ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
A man alone, a dream, a doll. In a slip of a boy we meet a man, broken, damaged, lonely. He believes he will never know love. That is until he creates his ideal purpose-built d... -
A STAB IN THE DARK, Theatre
Official, Presented by TONI MAIN at HIGHER GROUND INC (THEATRE) - 5-19 LIGHT SQUARE (OLD NIGHT TRAIN) ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
After relocating around the world, the adopted children of a reclusive millionaire, have been summoned back home. Many have grown into despicable individuals whom plan to make a... -
ACROBAT - SMALLER, POORER, CHEAPER, Theatre
Official, Presented by THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS at THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS - ACROBAT VENUE - RUNDLE PARK, CORNER OF EAST TERRACE & RUNDLE STREET ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
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AMELIA JANE HUNTER IS KEITH FLIPP/ MEAT- THE MUSICAL, Theatre
Official, Presented by AMELIA JANE HUNTER at FRINGE FACTORY THEATRE - THE FRIDGE - THE OLD BALFOURS PIE FACTORY ELIZABETH STREET (OFF WAYMOUTH STREET) ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Two Big Shows 22 Feb-2 March:Amelia Jane Hunter is Keith Flipp. Keith is trapped and disturbed. 'Brilliantly performed, beautifully written." 3 Weeks 4-16 March: Meat-The Musi... -
AMERICAN POODLE, Theatre
Official, Presented by GUY MASTERSON at FRINGE FACTORY THEATRE - THE PASTRY BAKERY - THE OLD BALFOURS PIE FACTORY ELIZABETH STREET (OFF WAYMOUTH STREET) ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
...or how we lost the Colonies. Guy Masterson (12 Angry Men, Under Milk Wood) takes on the UK-US 'Special Relationship' from opposite sides of the pond. A screwball hybrid of pa... -
AN ACTOR PREPARES, Theatre
Official, Presented by EAGLES NEST THEATRE as part of the 2008 Fringe
Inside the mind of a peace activist turn suicide bomber. Music and theatre combine to express the desperation and rage that comes from being voiceless and powerless. A story tha... -
AN AIR BALLOON ACROSS ANTARCTICA, Theatre
Official, Presented by THREE TO A ROOM at HOLDEN STREET THEATRES - THE STUDIO - 34 HOLDEN STREET (NEXT TO SOCCER STADIUM) HINDMARSH 5007 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Can an obese hamster with an addiction to cereal and a burning desire to be a lemming conquer a bit of snow? Can Caitlin? And what's in the urn? Fresh from sell-out seasons in M... -
AN IRISH JOKE, Theatre
Official, Presented by Splash Theatre Company at TALBOT HOTEL (SALOON BAR) - 104 GOUGER STREET ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Two Irishmen walk into a bar . . . based on the archaic and comedic writings of Flann O'Brien aka Myles na Gopaleen. "Along with Joyce and Beckett he constitutes our trinity of... -
AROUND THE WORLD ON 80 QUID - JOURNEY OF AN IRISH GYPSI VIOLINIST., Theatre
Official, Presented at FRINGE FACTORY THEATRE - THE FRIDGE - THE OLD BALFOURS PIE FACTORY ELIZABETH STREET (OFF WAYMOUTH STREET) ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
A fast paced one man rollercoaster ride following the antics of an irish gypsi violinist as he soars the highs and lows of a rambling fiddler lifestyle. -
AS YOU LIKE IT, Theatre
Official, Presented by This Rough Magic Theatre & Film at ADELAIDE BOTANIC GARDEN (FRIENDS GATE) - FRIENDS GATE PLANE TREE DRIVE ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
It's pandemonium in Shakepseare's forest of Arden! Lovers raunchy, whimsical, merry & melancholy meet, collide and enjoy the thrill of the chase. For their 10th anniversary Roug... -
BE YOUR AGE , Theatre
Official, Presented by THE ADEL UNI OLD FOOTLIGHTERS & HOLDEN STREET THEATRES at HOLDEN STREET THEATRES - THE STUDIO - 34 HOLDEN STREET (NEXT TO SOCCER STADIUM) HINDMARSH 5007 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Back with a vengeance; After a sell-out 06 season these quite mature stirrers are at it again... Reviving the glorious University Revue tradition they romp through the night wit... -
BELIEVE - STARRING LINDA MARLOWE, Theatre
Official, Presented by HOLDEN STREET THEATRES IN ASSOCIATION WITH RICHARD JORDAN PRODUCTIONS LTD at HOLDEN STREET THEATRES - THE STUDIO - 34 HOLDEN STREET (NEXT TO SOCCER STADIUM) HINDMARSH 5007 as part of the 2008 Fringe
The Old Testament is a battleground and war is a man's game, what of the women? A contemporary re-imagining of four survivors: traitor, widow, warrior, martyr - women surviving ... -
BERKOFF'S WOMEN - STARRING LINDA MARLOWE *****, Theatre
Official, Presented by HOLDEN STREET THEATRES IN ASSOCIATION WITH RICHARD JORDAN PRODUCTIONS LTD at HOLDEN STREET THEATRES - THE STUDIO - 34 HOLDEN STREET (NEXT TO SOCCER STADIUM) HINDMARSH 5007 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Hailed as Berkoff's Muse; Marlowe delivers a theatrical exploration of sensuality, revenge, pathos, heart-breaking loneliness and riotous humour. A compilation of some of the m... -
CONCLUSIONS ON ICE, Theatre
Official, Presented by Floogle at ONE FORTY FIVE - 145 HINDLEY STREET ADELAIDE 5001 as part of the 2008 Fringe
Park. Morning. 27 Degrees. A woman stands on a block of ice, a noose around her neck. Human traffic looks on. Created and performed by a group of Australia's forefront contempor... -
CONFESSIONS OF A CULTURAL SPY, Theatre
Official, Presented by The Garage International at THE GARAGE INTERNATIONAL @ SAAFL - 178 TYNTE STREET NORTH ADELAIDE 5006 as part of the 2008 Fringe
A spy is sent abroad by President Carter to investigate European culture. The questions raised by this show, which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe, are very timely in the pre... -
CONTROLLED FALLING PROJECT, Theatre
Official, Presented by THIS SIDE UP AND THE GARDEN at THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS - SOCO CARGO - RUNDLE PARK, CNR OF EAST TERRACE & RUNDLE ST ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
A fast paced tumbling spectacle! The height and thrill of the Russian Bar, grace of the Roue-Cyr(wheel), control of hand-balancing and the childlike nature of the teeterboard a... -
COSI, Theatre
Official, Presented by HALF A STAR THEATRE at THE COURTHOUSE - 83 STURT STREET ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
A classic of Australian theatre gets a breath-of-fresh-air in Half-A-Star's production of Louis nowra's Cosi. Following one man's Herculean effort to put on Mozart's Cosi Fan Tu... -
DEAL WITH IT!, Theatre
Official, Presented by NADIA FRAGNITO AND ISABELLE DANFORTH-SMITH at Jah'z Lounge - 7 Cinema Plc, IMAX Complex, Adelaide as part of the 2008 Fringe
Raw not Fried return with another thought-provoking debut, Deal With It! Two friends...their fears, loss and ambitions. This drama follows the challenges we face in a choice-dri... -
DOMESTIC BLISS, Theatre
Official, Presented by QUICHE LORRAINE at FRINGE FACTORY THEATRE - THE PASTRY BAKERY - THE OLD BALFOURS PIE FACTORY ELIZABETH STREET (OFF WAYMOUTH STREET) ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
The circus of domestic life is the inspiration of this domiciliary tableau exploring the objects of our everyday desires. Ingredients: acrobatics, one kitchen table, teacups, ha... -
DREAMER, Theatre
Official, Presented by THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS at THE PUPPET PALACE - RUNDLE PARK, CORNER OF EAST TERRACE & RUNDLE STREET ADELAIDE 5000 as part of the 2008 Fringe
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EDUCATING FRONNIE, Theatre
Official, Presented by PAUL JEWELL at SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FOLK CENTRE - CORNER SOUTH ROAD & GEORGE STREET THEBARTON 5031 as part of the 2008 Fringe
If education is a political football, we all want to have a kick! Barrack for your hero as Rex Right, Libby Left, Peter Pastor and Chris Childs battle for control of our childre...
