the weslo guide 2016 fringe/festival
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the weslo guide 2016 fringe/festival
THE WESLO GUIDE 2016 FRINGE/FESTIVAL 10Feb 14MAR holdenstreettheatres.com thebartontheatre.com.au adelaidefringe.com.au ticketmaster.com.au A RD N YN R EH AM Y locations contents PA GRANGE RD THEBARTON THEATRE (THEBBIE) HOLDEN STREET THEATRES (HST) Bus Route from City: 115, 117, 118 to stop 6 Manton Street, Hindmarsh. Post Dining 23 EGLANTYNE 23 To SPACE 24 Bananarama 24 Belinda Carlisle 25 Fat Freddy’s Drop 25 Flosstradamus 26 15 Ian Moss 26 16 Passenger 27 THEBBIE 17 The Game 27 17 Adelaide Festival of Arts 28 Timetable of shows 18 Win With Weslo and Who are Weslo? 30 Transition 20 Diary of an Everyday Kid 20 Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh Fringe Award 31 Dr Who’s Midnight 21 Holden Street Theatres Venue Hire 32 E AV LN RD AM Y EH CIT 10 Be Your Age – The 6th and Almost Probably Definitely the Very, Very, Last Show Ever in This Current Series 12 Funny Business – The Famous Galah Returns! 13 Mutts by Johnny Grim 14 Peter Goers in ‘Actors, Drunks and Babies Never Hurt Themselves’ Shakespeare For Kids D 02 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season 34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh. Next to Coopers Stadium, FREE PARKING AVAILABLE. N OA Tickets available through Adelaidefringe.com.au Holdenstreettheatres.com 08 8225 8888 22 The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie HR Tickets for Thebbie shows are available through ticketmaster.com.au We are 6 minutes from the city (according to Google Maps) with an easy walk from the free tram line near the Entertainment Centre… AND we have an amazing wine list & lovely bar. Class Clowns Adelaide Heat/SA State Final UT On the corner of South and Henley Beach Roads. Return Bus Route from the City: 162, J1A or 131 to Stop 3 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville. Once again Holden Street Theatres will present a high calibre Fringe program filled with amazing productions from around the globe. Recognised for our in-house productions and support of the local industry, we represent all shows with passion and enthusiasm. Our Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh Award offers an exceptionalN production the opportunity to tour to Adelaide CITY making us the only Australian theatre to offer such an award. 8 PE Echoes by Henry Naylor TER SS T SO Officially opened on Monday June 11, 1926 Thebarton Theatre is considered the premier venue for concerts, films and theatre performances in Adelaide. Thebbie is still one of Australia’s favourite venues. A popular and versatile historic treasure situated just ten minutes from the city centre. 112 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville. 22 YN T Triplicate PA ADAM S ST 6 ST D RICHAR ST ST Labels by Joe Sellman-Leava ST ON 21 FIR HST NT Prince Pipsqueak FIR D SUSAN ST MA 4 3D OA HENLEY BEACH RD HOLDEN ST HR THEBBIE CIT Y BACON ST UT CITY N SOUTH RD SO N A Gambler’s Guide to Dying R 3D CIT ST FIR T LN ST FIR RS ST ETE ST KINTSUGI – ‘’The art of mending’’ RD Orchid and the Crow HENLEY BEACH The Holden Street Theatres | 03 Uk Theatre A Gambler’s Guide to Dying Presented by Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh Fringe Award 2015 in Assoc. with Show And Tell & Gary McNair 9 Feb – 13 Mar 2016 What are the odds of living an extraordinary life? An inter-generational tale of one boy’s granddad who won a fortune betting on the 1966 World Cup then gambled it on living to see the year 2000. HIT show of the Edinburgh Fringe. Scotsman Fringe First Winner. “McNair shines in this beautifullywritten show” SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD WINNER “A tour de force and a must-see” The Stage The Studio / PG / 70 mins Prices from $15 - $26 04 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season “We love a good story” Three Weeks “A Celebration of the act of storytelling” Edinburgh Festival TV Bomb Scotsgay The Times The List The Telegraph The Herald Holden Street Theatres | 05 uK Theatre Labels by Joe Sellman-Leava Presented by Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh Fringe Award 2015 in Assoc. with Worklight Theatre 9 Feb – 13 Mar 2016 An award-winning journey through language, curiosity and anti-immigration rhetoric, amid a cacophony of statistics and soundbites. This intimately honest, human story about today’s multicultural world, drawn from a life of mixed heritage and racism. Listed in the Top 20 shows Edinburgh Fringe 2015. “Surely there couldn’t be a better choice this Fringe. Joe Sellman-Leava is simply magnificent” EdFringe Review “Powerful, important and funny’’ Emma Thompson SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD WINNER AMNESTY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AWARD WINNER The Studio / PG / 60 mins Prices from $15 - $26 06 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season British Theatre Guide Three Weeks Broadway Baby EdFringe Review The Scotsman Holden Street Theatres | 07 uK Theatre Echoes by Henry Naylor Presented by Holden Street Theatre Co. in Assoc. with Gilded Balloon and Henry Naylor 10 Feb – 13 Mar 2016 Echoes tells the story of two British women, born 175 years apart. One, a schoolgirl jihadi; the other, a Victorian blue-stocking. Both travel to the East to build Empires; both meet tragedy in blood-soaked lands. A brutal tale of colonialism and the rhyme of history. A timely drama written by lead Spitting Image writer Henry Naylor which received eleven 4 or 5-star reviews in its debut season. MERVYN STUTTER SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE WINNER, EDINBURGH 2015. The Arch / PG / 60 mins Prices from $15 - $26 08 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season “Cutting-Edge Relevance” The Scotsman “Naylor uses language in an exquisite way’” Broadway Baby The Guardian Metro Exeunt Magazine The Times The Scotsman Holden Street Theatres | 09 uK Theatre The Element in The Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy About the Death and Life of Marie Curie Presented by Holden Street Theatre Co. in Assoc. with Tangram Theatre Co. 11 Feb – 12 Mar 2016 Marie Curie lived an extraordinary life and made incredible scientific discoveries while facing unbelievable odds. This is her story, replete with breathtaking breakthroughs and seriously silly songs. Tangram’s internationally acclaimed peer-reviewed musical comedies about Darwin and Einstein have delighted Adelaide audiences. This brand-new show completes their award-winning Scientrilogy. “John Hinton is an absolute joy... [he] could get anyone interested in science” Three Weeks THREE WEEKS EDITORS’ AWARD WINNER The Arch / PG / 60 mins Prices from $15 - $26 10 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season “Indescribably brilliant” Broadway Baby “Go see you’ll be radiating joy”Ed Fringe Broadway Baby Three weeks Musical times The Times The Advertiser Fringe Guru Holden Street Theatres | 11 SA | Theatre The World | Comedy Be Your Age - Funny Business The Famous Galah Returns! Presented By Royal Adelaide University Old Footlighters Presented By Thebarton Theatre and Holden Street Theatres 10 – 20 Feb 2016 19 Feb 2016 / Doors 6:30pm The 6th and Almost Probably Definitely The Very, Very last Show Ever in this Current Series Returning after 5 sell-out Adelaide Fringe seasons these quite mature-age rabble-rousers are at it again... Reviving the glorious university revue tradition they frolic through the night with music, biting political satire and that wry look at life that only forward-thinking years can provide. No politician or institution is safe. The Studio / PG / 60 mins Prices from $15 - $26 12 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season “No politician or institution is safe” “A revival of the university revue traditions of 80 years and deliver it they did” Adelaide Theatre Guide The BEST gala in town with The BIG and The NEW names in comedy all in the one show. Over 2 hours of stand-up, sketch comedy and music, featuring over 15 acts – Bargain! Started in 1997 Funny Business is great value...!!! NON EXISTENT AWARD FOR THE BEST GALAH IN THE FRINGE “Haven’t laughed that much since last years show!” Naomi from Modbury Thebarton Theatre / 18+ / 90 mins Prices from $24 - $35 Holden Street Theatres | 13 SA | Theatre SA | Cabaret - Comedy Mutts by Johnny Grim ‘Actors, drunks and Babies Never Hurt Themselves’ Presented By Moore Books and supported by Holden Street Theatres Presented By Peter Goers in Assoc. with Holden Street Theatres 8 – 13 Mar 2016 13 Feb – 13 Mar 2016 Following a highly successful 2015 season, Mutts returns to tell the funny and moving tale of life behind bars through a dog’s eye. Eight dogs impounded at the local refuge look forward to being rescued and dream of meeting their new family. “Enourmously Enjoyable” “This show is worth seeing” Glam Adelaide Peter Goers in A witty celebration of show business. Celebrated raconteur Peter Goers tells yarns about his own 50 years in the theatre and stories about Frank Thring, Ethel Merman, Barry Humphries, SA performers, opera and being, briefly, the Orson Welles of Woodville P.S. At 5pm – a nice time for old people! “A fiery wit and a big heart”ABC Actor, Director, Reviewer, Radio Announcer and Former Academic The Arch / PG / 60 mins Prices from $17 - $24 14 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season The Arch / PG / 50 mins Prices from $15 - $20 Holden Street Theatres | 15 SA | children’s events / theatre Shakespeare For Kids Presented By The Recycled Theatre Company and Holden Street TheatreCo. 8 – 12 Mar 2016 Tue 8 Mar - Romeo & Juliet | WED 9 Mar - A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Thu 10 Mar - Romeo & Juliet FRI 11 Mar - A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Sat 12 Mar - Romeo & Juliet This incredibly successful, talented, modest troupe brings you Shakespeare like you’ve never seen him. A perfect introduction to Shakespeare and theatre and a wonderful way to understand the bard’s work. Let us unlock your imagination with stagecraft, silliness and hidden highly-educational and didactic stuff. “The concept for this show is perfect” Barefoot Review krystoff Raw Vic | DANCE VIC | Theatre Kintsugi “The Art of Mending” THE ORCHID AND THE CROW Presented by Melbourne Dance Theatre Inc. Presented by Salvador Dinosaur 2 – 6 Mar 2016 29 FEB – 13 Mar 2016 KINTSUGI is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver or platinum to make the final piece more beautiful for being broken. This innovative dance work explores the stories in the scars of life and the beauty in those broken places. A deeply engaging and inspiring contemporary dance work. Daniel grew up in a Jewish-atheist household. In 2004, he found out he had stage-four testicular cancer and went searching for God... Any God. Enter Lance Armstrong. The STUDIO / G / 60 mins The STUDIO / M / 70 mins “A riot of entertainment” Time Out LEARN, LAUGH, GROW The STUDIO / G / 40 mins All tickets $14.50 16 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season Prices from $13- $26.50 Prices from $17 - $28 Holden Street Theatres | 17 What’s on when Thu Tue 9/02 10/02 11/02 12/02 13/02 14/02 16/02 17/02 18/02 19/02 20/02 21/02 23/02 24/02 9:00 2:00 9:00 Thu 9:00 Fri 9:00 Sat 3:30 Sun 3:30 Tue 9:00 Wed 9:00 Thu Some Mondays are dark and therefore not listed below 4/02 A Gambler's Guide to Dying Wed AM PM 9:00 Fri 9:00 Sat 3:30 9:00 Sun 7:30 Tue 7:30 Wed 7:30 Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon 25/02 26/02 27/02 28/02 29/02 7:30 Adelaide Festival Of Arts 7:30 3:30 7:30 7:00 7:00 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Tue Wed 1/03 2/03 3/03 4/03 5/03 6/03 8/03 9/03 10/03 11/03 12/03 13/03 18/03 5:45 11:00 12:30 5:45 12:00 5:45 4:00 7:30 7:30 12:30 7:30 7:30 Fri 7:30 7:45 Sat 7:30 Sun 7:30 Be Your Age... 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 1:00 7.30 8:00 7:30 8:00 Belinda Carlisle 1:30 Class Clowns... 10:30 Diary of an Everyday Kid Dr Who's Midnight 11:00 6:30 Echoes by Henry Naylor 6:30 6:30 6:30 9:30 9:30 1:00 6:30 8:00 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30 8:00 8:00 8:00 1:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 11:00 12:30 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:35 8:00 8:00 8:00 1:00 8:00 EGLANTYNE 11:00 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30 1:00 9:30 1:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 2:30 6:00 6:00 12:00 2:00 6:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 11:30 1:00 8:00 1:00 6:30 8:00 Fat Freddy's Drop 8:00 7:30 Funny Business... 8:00 Ian Moss KINTSUGI... Labels by Joe SellmanLeava Fri 8:00 Bananarama Flosstradamus Thu 6:00 12:15 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 12:30 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 12:30 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 12:30 6:00 6:00 Mutts 5:00 Peter Goers... 5:00 5:00 9:00 Post Dining Prince Pipsqueak 1:30 1:30 2:30 8:00 2:30 5:00 9:00 9:00 1:30 1:30 1:30 6:30 2:30 6:30 6:30 5:00 12:00 1:30 1:30 Transition Triplicate 18 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season 6:30 9:00 9:00 6:30 2:30 8:00 2:30 11:00 8:00 8:00 6:30 11:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 11:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 9:00 8:00 5:00 5:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 2:30 8:00 2:30 8:00 8:00 9:10 9:10 9:10 9:10 8:00 9:00 9:00 11:00 11:00 12:30 12:30 1:00 6:30 6:30 1:00 2:30 6:30 9:10 9:10 9:10 9:10 9:10 11:00 3:30 11:00 3:30 8:00 8:00 The Orchid and the Crow To SPACE 6:00 5:00 Shakespeare For Kids The Game 12:30 6:00 8:00 Passenger The Element in the Room... 6:00 9:10 9:00 9:00 11:00 9:00 9:00 9:10 8:00 11:00 12:30 Holden Street Theatres | 19 SA | Theatre SA | Children’s Events / Theatre SA | Theatre SA | children’s events / theatre transition Diary of an Everyday Kid Dr Who’s Midnight Prince Pipsqueak Presented by Prospect Theatre for Young People Presented by Prospect Theatre for Young People Presented By David Dyte Presented By Gumption Theatre Co. 25 FEB – 6 Mar 2016 25 FEB – 6 Mar 2016 12 – 27 Feb 2016 13 – 28 Feb 2016 A journey… Childhood to adulthood... Obstacles along the way, but no instructions, no guidebook… In a skilfully crafted piece of theatre, two parallel stories interweave and interact to take young people along a bumpy path of danger, laughter and self-discovery. Eight different stories explore issues such as bullying and body image, take kids on a journey of migration to SA and fly them through space in a rocket simulator! For kids aged 9 – 13, not to be missed! As the old Earth joke goes, The STUDIO / G / 60 mins The Arch / PG / 60 mins Powerful theatre for early teens. The STUDIO / G / 60 mins Prices from $6.50 - $18 20 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season Prices from $6.50 - $18 Knock knock, Who’s there? But this is no joke, what’s meant to be a leisurely holiday becomes a terrifying hour trapped in a shuttle with seven humans, a Timelord, and, well, do we really know what else? Join the Doctor on his Fringe adventure on Midnight. What could possibly go wrong? Prices from $15 - $23 Prince Pipsqueak is not your average prince. He’d rather be catching butterflies than in charge of a kingdom. When the King and Queen go on holiday, it’s up to Pipsqueak to take charge. With the help of his friends, can he transform into a proper Prince before the kingdom falls into chaos? The STUDIO / CH / 50 mins Prices from $12 - $55 Holden Street Theatres | 21 SA | Theatre Vic | Comedy SA | Interactive Performance NZ | Theatre Triplicate Class Clowns Adelaide Heat/SA State Final Post Dining EGLANTYNE Presented By Riverland Youth Theatre Presented By Melbourne International Comedy Festival Presented By Post Dining Ms Chamberlain Presents 12 – 13 Mar 2016 1 Mar 2016 18 FEB – 20 FEB 2016 1 – 6 March 2016 The goddess Hecate rules over the kingdom above, the kingdom on Earth and the kingdom below. Selene the Moon in heaven, Artemis the Huntress on earth, and Persephone the Destroyer in the underworld. Riverland Youth Theatre present ‘Triplicate’, a faceted journey through the lightness of Heaven to the rawness of Earth and to the blackness of the Underworld! The search is on for South Australia’s funniest teens!!! Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s national secondary school competition is open to people ages 14-18. You can register your stand-up, sketch, physical or musical act for free, or be a part of the audience! For more info go to classclown.com.au Post Dining immerses audiences within ten finely curated courses of drinks and desserts. Each marks a stage in the journey, instigating shared experience that explores relationships between people, food and the dining table. Guided by servers/performers, constructed space, live music or visual responses each night, expect no regular dessert experience. Inspiring new solo play about Eglantyne Jebb, a courageous, passionate, Edwardian humanitarian, who went from her idyllic Shropshire childhood, to Oxford University, heartbreaks, the Balkans, spiritualism, cofounding Save the Children and pioneering children’s rights. The STUDIO / G / 60 mins The STUDIO / PG / 75 mins Sunken Garden / 18+ / 120 mins The Arch /m / 75 mins Prices from $15 - $20 22 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season Prices from $10 Prices from $57 - $59 Prices from $15 - $25 Holden Street Theatres | 23 Ireland | Theatre AUS | Music usA | music NZ | Music To SPACE Bananarama Belinda Carlisle Fat Freddy’s Drop Presented By Niamh Shaw in Assoc. with Holden Street Theatres Presented By Abstract Entertainment Presented By Abstract Entertainment Presented By Niche Productions 23 – 28 Feb 2016 20 Feb 2016 / Doors 7pm 2 Mar 2016 / Doors 7pm 17 Feb 2016 / Doors 7pm Scientist and performer Dr. Niamh Shaw has dreamed of space travel from the age of eight. After years of pursuing various career paths, she decided to spend the whole of 2014 trying to get into space. In a multimedia performance she explores the beauty, darkness and humanity of Space. In the 1980s there were few pop groups, male or female, as big as Bananarama. Hailing from the UK, these brash ladies became International fashion and music icons. They took the music world by storm with hits including Cruel Summer, I Heard A Rumour, Robert De Niro’s Waiting, Love In The First Degree and Venus.30 years later, Bananarama returns to Australia! Belinda’s first venture into music was as the drummer for the LA punk band The Germs, under the name Dottie Danger, it didn’t last long what with drumming not being her natural forte and all so she left and joined The Go-Go’s. After the initial breakup of The Go-Go’s in 1985 Belinda picked herself up, dusted herself off and embarked upon a solo career. ticketmaster.com.au ticketmaster.com.au Perennial soul shakers Fat Freddy’s Drop are triumphantly carving themselves worldwide domination with a brew of diverse musical ingredients and blistering live shows. After a sold out tour, including the iconic Sydney Opera House, in 2015 the band are returning to our shores to celebrate the release of their new album ‘BAYS’, hitting Thebarton Theatre this February as part of their biggest headline tour in Australia to date. ticketmaster.com.au The STUDIO / PG / 60 mins Prices from $12 - $14 24 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season Thebarton Theatre / 18+ / 150 mins Prices from $93.49 - $195.42 Thebarton Theatre / G / 150 mins Prices from $93.44 Thebarton Theatre / All Ages / 150 mins Prices from $78.12 Holden Street Theatres | 25 usA | music AUS | Music UK | Music usA | Music Flosstradamus WLDBYZ TOUR Ian Moss Passenger The Game Presented By Electric Circus Presented By Harbour Agency Presented by Select Music Presented By Metropolis touring and select touring 4 Feb 2016 / Doors 7pm 18 Mar 2016 / Doors 7pm 4 Mar 2016 / Doors 7pm 23 Feb 2016 / Doors 7pm The visceral and heart breaking performer has held audiences in spell bound rapture for more than five years, gaining success and strong support from around the globe. Rosenberg now looks forward to performing at some of Australia’s most iconic venues. 10 years ago, an album named “The Documentary” changed the face of the entire West Coast Hip-Hop/Rap music scene. The man behind the album, Jayceon Terrell Taylor, better known as The Game soon grew to become one of the best rappers in the business. Thebarton Theatre / All Ages / 165 mins Thebarton Theatre / All Ages / 240 mins What could be bigger than this year’s HDYNATION tour? Well roll up your sleeves and prep those trap arms as the mighty Flosstradamus returns. The duo have had a busy 12 months backing up their Soundclash EP and performing a highly talked about set at Coachella. The WLDBYZ Tour is sure to be a massive hit with spectacular visuals and amazing sound combining for an uncontrollable experience. Thebarton Theatre / G / 150 mins Prices from $39.95 26 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season Still respected as one of Australia’s iconic musicians, Ian Moss will deliver a special two hour performance to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the ‘Six Strings’ album in an intimate setting for audiences to experience the classic hits from that renowned ‘Six Strings’ album as well as all the Cold Chisel / Ian Moss classics. This is an All Ages Reserved Seating event. Thebarton Theatre / All Ages / 180 mins Prices from $61 Prices from $81.43 Prices from $96.45 Holden Street Theatres | 27 UNSOUND ADELAIDE Unsound Friday Alessandro Cortini Jlin SUMS: Kangding Ray + Barry Burns Kode9 Tralala Blip Unsound Saturday Fennesz + Lillevan Johann Johansson + Zephyr Quartet Kangding Ray Vessel + Pedro Maia Hot Shotz: Powell + Lorenzo Senni Paula Temple 26 –27 FEB / THEBARTON THEATRE GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR SUFJAN STEVENS Join legendary Michigan-born songwriter as he embarks on a full Australian tour. 29 FEB / THEBARTON THEATRE and MAGMA “[They] make resistance sound holy, and love sound like a revolutionary act.” NME The live music event of the year. 6 MAR / THEBARTON THEATRE 12 MAR / THEBARTON THEATRE #AdlFest adelaidefestival.com.au Win Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh fringe Award With Weslo In the past nine years the Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh Award has reached an amazing level of recognition and is sought after by hundreds of companies of all sizes and at all levels from all over the world performing at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Award has put Holden Street on the world “Arts Map”. The winner receives support with flights, accommodation, venue hire, production costs, fringe registration, visas and sponsorship, administration, marketing & publicity. To enter simply put your name into the draw when you see both Gambler’s Guide to Dying and Labels by Joe Sellman-Leava at Holden Street Theatres and you could win these amazing prizes. WIN A DOUBLE PASS TO 5 CONCERTS AT THEBBIE 1 Choose any of the concerts in 2016 (subject to availability) and enjoy the luxury of the plush 2 seater lounge chairs to enjoy the show from (10 tickets in total) 2 Choose a bottle of Pertaringa’s Undercover Shiraz or Scarecrow Sauvignon Blanc and enjoy what South Australia’s finest winery has to offer. 3 And win 4 tickets to the Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh Award winning show for 2017. We want you back! Simply staple your ticket stubs to the entry form at the venue OR go online to enter! Weekly Instagram Competition Instagram yourself at Holden Street Theatre with #HSTfringe16 during the 2016 Fringe and go into the weekly draw to win a bottle of Bubbles. Support is given by the Edinburgh Fringe society and the venues and judging is done by a panel of international producers and arts practitioners. The winner is announced at the prestigious The Scotsman Newspaper Award Ceremony. Previous winners include: Bound, Fleeto, Bitch Boxer, Mush and Me and Blood at the Root. In 2015 the winners were GAMBLER’S GUIDE TO DYING and LABELS BY JOE SELLMAN-LEAVA. 2014 Adelaide Fringe Award – The Peace Foundation Award – A Special Day Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Theatre Wk 1 – Bitch Boxer Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Theatre Wk 2 – A Special Day Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Theatre Wk 3 – Decadence 2013 Minter Ellison ‘Fringe and Beyond’ Award – McNirt Hates Dirt Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Theatre Wk 1 – Blood at the Root by Dominique Morisseau 2012 Underbelly Ed Fringe Award – Cut Winner of the Holden Street Theatres’ Adelaide Fringe Award 2015 – Waxing Lyrical Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Theatre Performer – Wee Andy Adelaide Advertiser Award – Best Theatre 2011 Advertiser Award Best Theatre – Bound, Nominated Adel. Fringe Emerging Comedy Award – Rob Beckett 2010 Advertiser Weekly Award Best Theatre – Heroine for Breakfast 2009 The Advertiser Fringe Award for Theatre – Scarborough by Fiona Evans (directed by Martha Lott), Nominated Adelaide Fringe Award Best Performance Venue, The Tailor of Inverness – Krawiec z Inverness (Scotland) – Nominated Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Performer & Best Solo Show 2008 Winner of the Adelaide Fringe Award for Best Performing Arts Venue 2007 Adelaide Critics Circle Awards for Professional Group Holden Street Theatres What I Heard About Iraq and Fringe Programming, What I Heard About Iraq by Simon Levy Directed by Martha Lott (SA) Advertiser Fringe Award Winner, First fringe production to be awarded 5 Stars in the Advertiser 2006 Winner Advertiser Fringe Award – Angry Young Man 2004 Winner of weekly pick of the fringe Advertiser award PLUCK (UK) Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Theatre Wk 2 – Cut Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Theatre Wk 3 – Promise and Promiscuity Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Theatre – Glory Dazed, Breaker, Stuperstition, Angry Young Man, Breaker Adelaide Fringe Award – Best In Fringe – Glory Dazed 2015 The Peace Foundation Award – Blood at the Root by Dominique Morisseau Adelaide Fringe Award – Minter Ellison ‘Fringe & Beyond’– A Gaggle of Saints www.holdenstreettheatres.com 30 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season Holden Street Theatres | 31 Holden Street HOLDEN STREET theatres venue hire & Theatres Thebarton Theatre Venue Hire Holden Street Theatres is one of Adelaide’s unique boutique venues. We continue to develop new strategies to create employment opportunities and support the cultural future of South Australia. We are dedicated to the professional development and production of theatre. We strongly encourage new companies to form and existing companies to continue by offering support, advice and a contributive environment. In order to engage new and existing audiences we focus towards the presentation and development of new Australian works, international productions which may not have been seen here in Australia and innovative ways of presentation. exchange programs between Holden Street and international companies to contribute to the quality and diversity of the arts in South Australia. Holden Street Theatres has local, national and international recognition as a venue that supports new collaborations, takes risks, produces internationally viable work and supports companies to develop high caliber productions. In it’s short history, Holden Street has shown a huge amount of development and productivity. This progress is a clear indication of the ability of Holden Street to continue to strive for excellence and support the South Australian arts industry. ‘The Home of Theatre’ We strive for cultural and artistic significance on a local, national and international scale and we are passionate about building ARE YOU INTERESTED IN VENUE HIRE? Contact 8223 1450 or email [email protected] for more information 32 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season Would You Like To Get Involved? Holden Street Theatres prides itself on working with the community to give back to the South Australian arts industry. We run an internship program for 4 months of the year helping soon to be graduate students get their foot in the door! In the past this has led to the opportunity of further employment both within Holden Street Theatres and the wider arts community. Our internship program is catered to each individual looking to build on their strengths and introduce new skills – helping to build our intern graduates into accomplished and well-rounded workers within their fields. This year we have offered several interns this amazing opportunity. Holden Street has a wide volunteer base which keeps us running during Fringe and of whom all are dearly appreciated. Our volunteers are people of all ages from young students who want to build their resume, those wanting to meet new friends with a similar interest, to those who have retired and are looking to be involved in an exciting, and fast-paced event site If you are interested in joining our volunteer team or would like to learn more about our internship programs please contact us at [email protected]. Holden Street Theatres | 33 Judge us by the company we keep. 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We also support City Community Children’s Centre Inc, who are dedicated to providing high quality day and evening/night services in the centre of Adelaide, maintaining the primary objective of child care that ensures the emotional well-being, physical safety and security of children in an environment conducive to their development. Adelaide events since 2001 Corporate Events Special Events +618 8352 0300 Concerts & Touring Pre-Visualisation Special Thanks To Our wonderful interns and volunteers, Bob, Robbie, Vonni, Amelia, Harry, Tony, Alicia, Alan, Adelaide Fringe Staff especially the Venue’s Coordinating Team, Weslo Staff, Adelaide College of the Arts, Flinders University, Brent, Adrian, Bec, Richard, Jo, Nina, Goers, Samela, Lizzy, Rita, David, Steve, Neil, Spiros, Raymond, Lana, Dale, Sue Sharon, Kim, Olena, Sholto, Kate, Brittany, Renee, Vlad, Nick, Carol, Rick, Louis, Kay, Michael, The Critics Circle, other critics, The Scotsman, SAPOL, Crowies Paint, ORS, The Royal, Adelaide University Old Footlighters Club, NFSA, and You. Content Production 04 | The Weslo Guide 2016 Fringe Season [email protected] www.ncet.co Holden Street Theatres | 35 kwp!CPR12806