NEW ZEALAND FRINGE FESTIVAL 2023

Don Alexandro lives the good life; running a ‘self-improvement’ course where he teaches young Latin boys toxic masculinity, misogyny, and all that good stuff. However, he’s about to get several wake-up calls that just might scare him onto another path. Can he find the resolution to it all?

Friday 17th February - Wednesday 22nd February 8:00 pm - STUDIO.

Brace yourself for an epic improv face-off. The Hearts stand valiant in one corner. The Bones hunger for glory in the other. You, the audience, decide the champion. But hey, the points are made up and everyone’s having a great time! The NZ premier of the long-running Aussie smash hit.

Friday 17th February - Saturday 18th February (cont. in March) 8:30 pm - STAGE.

Funny, observant, absurd, and charming Rich People Cry Too (and Other Lessons I Learnt from Telenovela) is a show that pays homage to the lavish world of Telenovela, while interrogating what it is to try to connect to a culture that you have never experienced. Sunday 19th February - Wednesday 22nd February STAGE

Experience Netflix's The Crown as never seen before. All 5 seasons, all characters, all costumes, a touch of cum, more wigs than Nicole Kidman's closet, and you have - She's Crowning, the satire spectacular the Royal Family do not want you to see. Tuesday 21st February - Saturday 25th February - 6:30pm - DOME

Flamencodanza is a project that started five years ago at the Avignon Fringe in France, and has now reached a point where different elements fuse together in a unique manner producing an award winning, surprising show full of energy, beauty and inspiration. Elements of flamenco, Brazilian music and jazz give the music a variety of colors. Wednesday 22nd February - Sunday 26th February - 8:30pm - STAGE

"I am always moving forward. I will persist. I will always take another step. If that is of no avail, I will take another, and yet another." - Og Mandino. Explore the pathways of my life, and why Chronic Fatigue INSISTS on burning my map! Thursday 23rd February - Sunday 26th February - 9:00pm - DOME

A spoken word and chamber music experience. A balance of darkness and light, highlighting the importance of indigenous narratives and challenging hegemonic systems that attempt to legitimise one narrative over another. Thursday 23rd February - Sunday 26th February 6:00pm + 2:00pm Sun 26th STAGE

The world’s first live-supernatural-teen-soap-radio-drama; Night of the Silver Moon brings you all the hormones, all the howling, once a month. You can find out more about it at squashco.art or by throwing a rock at your crushes' upstairs bedroom window. Saturday 25th February - 9:30pm -STUDIO

Fur coats and an eer of secrecy. An evening of intrigue and angst as three well known figures in society come together to navigate an underground world where they can unveil their true selves before covering their tracks and returning home; their escapades unbeknownst to those they sleep next to. Tuesday 28th February - Thursday 2nd March - 8:30pm - STAGE

Search Party is a new triple-bill work from Measured Frenzy Co. Each piece navigates the tension (and overlap) between the mundanity and magic of the everyday. Listlessness is transformed in self-fabrication, a search for connection and a sense of curiosity about the hidden nooks and crannies of our collective imaginations. Tuesday 28th February - Saturday 4th March - DOME - 6:30pm

Two writers at a greeting card company are sick of designing endless birthday cards, and compete to design the one card that tops sales every year without fail - the company fathers day card. A Musical comedy about work friendships, office romances, and not knowing how to talk to your dad. Wednesday 1st March - Sunday 5th March - 5:40pm - STUDIO

AAAAHHGGG! Two Billy T Award winners team up to create something horrific. Horrifically hilarious! David and Hamish have made some of the silliest, most fun, and really wonderful comedy – they’re just absolutely delightful. Two wonderful clowns bringing joy - and HORROR! Nonsense, sketches, weirdness. And don’t forget the HORROR! Wednesday 1st March - Sunday 5th March - 9:00pm - DOME

Three rats journey into the cosmic universe to try and bring back to life their dead friend, Henry. However, during their time in the universe and whilst being staked by an Eldritch Horror, they must face the truth of what it means to truly be a Rat. Thursday 2nd March - Sunday 5th March - 6:00pm - STAGE

Hidden clues and secrets are scattered amongst icons of Wellington; claw marks on the bucket fountain, bloody footprints around Mt Victoria, shadowy figures lurking around Scorching Bay. Join us as we will lead you through a improvised mystery and help us uncover the untold or unsolved truths. Friday 3rd March - Saturday 4th March - 8:30pm - STAGE

Flow is the newest creation from the award-winning company, Late Bloomers, who are thrilled to produce this world premiere at the NZ Fringe. In Flow, we meet our protagonist doing what they always do when they are grieving: taking a bath. After dealing with her family at a funeral, she takes the alone time to reflect on all the things we grieve from death to divorce to getting older, to feeling younger. Sunday 5th March - Thursday 9th March - 8:30pm +2:00pm Sun 5th - STAGE

A devilishly truthful play about sex work, guilt, freedom and the transactional nature of life. Set in an otherworldly realm, and featuring real-life stories from real-life workings, this is a sexy, spooky, vulnerable show that will open your eyes and your heart... Tuesday 7th March - Saturday 11th March - 6:00pm - STAGE

Dennis Eir Lim ('ELEVATOR!' and 'Table' by STEW Productions) is on a mission to save the vulnerable panda species, and miraculously he finds a panda in the far hidden land of Wellington in Aotearoa. The only problem is he's gay! Will Dennis be able to save Panda-kind or will the family-tree be put on paws!? Tuesday 7th March - Saturday 11th March - 6:30pm - DOME

After a beautiful ceremony surrounded by loved ones, they retreat to a hotel room for their first night as a married couple and they're entering ungartered territory. What could possibly go wrong? Featuring performances from Austin Harrison and Megan Connolly. Wednesday 8th March - Saturday 11th March - 9:30pm - STUDIO

Release the writhing thing. Begin your power. “The most dazzling performance poet in New Zealand” —Newsroom Freya Daly Sadgrove is a Whole New Woman. The author of Head Girl and ringleader of poetry extravaganza Show Ponies goes completely off in a jaw-dropping hybrid of poetry, music and theatre. Thursday 9th March - Saturday 11th March - 9:00pm - DOME

Brace yourself for an epic improv face-off. The Hearts stand valiant in one corner. The Bones hunger for glory in the other. You, the audience, decide the champion. But hey, the points are made up and everyone’s having a great time! The NZ premier of the long-running Aussie smash hit.
Friday 10th March - Saturday 11th March - 8:30pm - STAGE -