Events 1986
Arrange in order of: Ascending | Descending
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Look what the cat dragged in, Cabaret/ Revue
Official, Presented by Look what the cat dragged in at Little Sisters - Living Arts Centre, Cnr Morphett St & Nth tce, City as part of the 1986 Fringe
A zany off-beat and creative show tracing the trials and tribulations of ordinary citizens with extraordinary, hilarious problems. Simon Hill and Peter Eckersall worked extensiv... -
Love's Rite, Theatre
Official, Presented by Oz Ark Theatre Company at Price Theatre - 101 Grote St, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
A contemporary dramatization of selected sonnets of William Shakespeare. A classic tale of love unfolds as the Poet and Artist share with us a familiar yet unique journey of lov... -
Love, Sex and the Single Unemployed, Cabaret/ Revue
Official, Presented by Unemployed People's Umbrella Theatre at Red Shed - 255 Angas Street, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
Follow the misadventures of Chris, a young unemployed woman, as she tries to find love, sex and a job, aided by the dole chequettes. A group devised show from a Brisbane indepen... -
Macbeth, Theatre
Official, Presented by Unley Youth Theatre at Sidespace - Living Arts Centre, Cnr Morphett St & Nth tce, City as part of the 1986 Fringe
The language and world of Macbeth will be brought to life through his innovative and dynamic production. Set in medieval times. It is based around ensemble work using vocal and ... -
Mag and Bag Show, Theatre
Official, Presented by Ursula Harrison and Helen Sky at Fringe Club Theatre - Cnr North Tce and Morphett St, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
A Barry Dickens Play. Typical Dickens stuff about two elderly sisters whose closeted lives revolve around lawn mowers, cups of tea and sitting on a trapeze in their kitchen. -
Mandolin Music of the 18th Century, Classical/ Chamber/ Orchestral
Official, Presented by I Mandolini at Meeting Hall - Rear, 25 Pirie St, City as part of the 1986 Fringe
From the music of Vivaldi, Barbella and Cauchiello. Two programs. The first is music for Milanese and Neapolitan mandolins, mandolone and mandore on instruments of the period. T... -
Matisse - Kandinsky, Visual Art and Craft
Official, Presented by L.A. Art Place at L.A. Art Place - 159 Payneham Rd, St Peters as part of the 1986 Fringe
An international survey of recent exhibition posters by those 20th Century masters. Posters from Zurich, France and also the USA showing superb examples of these artists' work i... -
Mediaeval French Tapestry, Visual Art and Craft
Official, Presented by Rivoli Period Décor at Rivoli Period Décor - 18 Leigh Street, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
An exhibition of hand woven woollen copies of famous mediaeval tapestries by Roubaux, Aubusson, Gobelin and Beauvais. -
Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra, Classical/ Chamber/ Orchestral
Official, Presented by Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra at Russian Community Centre - The Parade, Norwood as part of the 1986 Fringe
A plucked string orchestra consisting of 25 instrumentalists: Mandolins, Mandolas, Guitars and Double Bass. Conducted by Warwick Stengards. Performing music from Baroque and pre... -
Milking a Dead Horse, Cabaret/ Revue
Official, Presented by Wayne Anthoney at Club Foote - 28 Blythe St, City as part of the 1986 Fringe
Watch in sheer amazement as Wayne Anthoney performs assorted clippings from his scrapbook. Comedy, pathos, drama and suspense all in one show! -
Mill Hill, Bermondsey and Marble Arch, Theatre
Official, Presented by Elizabeth Repertory Company at Shedley Theatre - 10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth as part of the 1986 Fringe
Three one-act plays by John Mortimer. "Mill Hill" is a contempory English comedy about an extramarital affair. "Bermondsey" is based on the sexual complications between 4 charac... -
Mixing It Up, Poetry & Readings
Official, Presented by Mixing It Up at Cathedral Hotel - King William Rd, North Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
Ingredients - 1/2 dozen or so Fresh Poets, an equal quantity of tongues (sharp and spicy), finely chopped wit, generous dash of drums, dance, visuals, performance. Words - grate... -
Mohair Stockings, Cabaret/ Revue
Official, Presented by Mohair Stockings at Fringe Club Theatre - Cnr North Tce and Morphett St, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
Get your boots on and stride through the night with the Mohair Stockings. Stand up comedy, synthesized music, dancing, punk, pop, schmaltz and country. A show about life's three... -
Monkey Based, Dance
Official, Presented by Bob Burton at Price Theatre - 101 Grote St, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
The new Melbourne company present a program filled with bizarre tableaux, frenetic movement, images and characters representative of many aspects of the human condition. -
Mostly Cats, Visual Art and Craft
Official, Presented by Westminster Gallery at Westminster Gallery - Westminster School, Alison Ave, Marion as part of the 1986 Fringe
A 25th anniversary exhibition of paintings and mixed craft by prominent Australian artists and craftspeople. The exhibition coincides with the School's Fair Day on Saturday Marc... -
Mozart Under the Palms, Classical/ Chamber/ Orchestral
Official, Presented by North Adelaide Woodwind Ensemble at Constitutional Museum - North Tce, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
An early evening program featuring Mozart's "Serenade for 13 wind players" (recently celebrated in Amadeus). The setting is the beautiful Palm Courtyard of the Constitutional Mu... -
Mr P.P. at Home, Mime
Official, Presented by Mr P.P. at Home at Experimental Space - Living Arts Centre, Cnr Morphett St & Nth tce, City as part of the 1986 Fringe
Comic mime with music and incredible circus feats. Centred around the lovable, eccentric character Mr P.P. In act one you visit Mr. P.P. at home. In act two you are privileged e... -
My Father's House/ Ah Q Goes West, Dance
Official, Presented by The One Extra Company at Price Theatre - 101 Grote St, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
Two older works by Kai Tai Chan. My Father's House examines the emotional life of an ordinary Australian family. Using minimal movement, the performers enact the ritual of famil... -
Native Companions, Visual Art and Craft
Official, Presented by Bakehouse Gallery at Bakehouse Gallery - Main St, Mt Compass as part of the 1986 Fringe
An exhibition of sculptured fauna by Faye Campbell, paintings by Malcolm Arnold, Kathy Bowshall, Gillian Long and Roger Murcott. -
Neil Jensen Concert, Classical/ Chamber/ Orchestral
Official, Presented by Theatre Organ Society of Australia - S.A. Division at Capri Theatre - 141 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood as part of the 1986 Fringe
Program of traditional and popular music of stage and screen on the mighty Capri Theatre pipe organ. -
New Art, Visual Art and Craft
Official, Presented by New Art as part of the 1986 Fringe
Cathy Price (mask), Tim Eaton (sound track), Bill Macmahon (markets), Rob Pufflet (drawing). James Rogers (sculpture), Michael Snape (scuplture), B.I.O. Reilly (poet), Tim Bonyt... -
No Idea, Street Theatre
Official, Presented by No Idea as part of the 1986 Fringe
Adelaide's first innter-city area will be the performance space, and will directly involve the community. The performances will question stereotypical behaviour and deal with wi... -
Official Opening, Film
Official, Presented by Fringe Festival of Independent Australian Film at Greater Union Cinema - Hindley St, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
Official Opening of Film Week by Don Dunstan, Patron of Fouc: Adelaide Festival Fringe Inc. and presentation of the Greater Union $1000 Award for Best New Independent Australian... -
On Deck, Young People's Theatre
Official, Presented by Port Youth Theatre Workshop Inc. at Port Youth Theatre Workshop - 3 Victoria Rd, Birkenhead as part of the 1986 Fringe
A collage of youth performance from and about the Port. -
On the edge of madness and other things, Mime
Official, Presented by Bishop, Scholes and Foley at Price Theatre - 101 Grote St, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
The show is in 2 parts. In the first a man gone mad reflects on his past life. Through mime, magic and masks we look inside the insane mind. The second part of the show, "the ot... -
One Night in Adelaide, Folk/Jazz/Rock/Blues
Official, Presented by Black Diamond Corner at Experimental Space - Living Arts Centre, Cnr Morphett St & Nth tce, City as part of the 1986 Fringe
Black Diamond Corner keeps back into action. Musical cabaret that makes your eyes water - pinko punk pop - vocal acrobatics - music from the halleluyah chorus to hedonistic medi... -
Our Heritage Exhibition, Visual Art and Craft
Official, Presented by State Library of South Australia at State Library - North Terrace, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
South Australia's heritage captured by photographers since the mid-ninteenth century. An exhibition of photographs collected by the Rotary Clubs of South Australia as their Jubi... -
Paintings by Donald Cameron, Visual Art and Craft
Official, Presented by Donald Cameron at SGIC Building - Victoria Square, City as part of the 1986 Fringe
Landscapes and buildings in watercolour and oils. Adelaide launching of two books by Donald Cameron: "Black white and grey" and "Art is an adventure". -
Passion, Theatre
Official, Presented by Torch Players at Drama Studio, South Australian College of Advanced Education - Kintora Ave, City as part of the 1986 Fringe
Written in 1971 for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. A black, absurdist humor satirizing patriotism and attitudes to nuclear war. In this stylized production the story tell... -
Patterns, Film
Official, Presented by Directed by Margaret Haselgrove at Greater Union Cinema - Hindley St, Adelaide as part of the 1986 Fringe
A number of threads are woven between the sweatshop and the art gallery, the glory box and the political banner, bourgeois feminity and the question: should a feminist knit?