[21-09-2004] Melbourne Fringe Festival

[Glynna]

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The Melbourne Fringe Festival, the principal activity of the Fringe organisation, aims to bring the most contemporary, innovative and trend-setting work created and presented by independent artists, to the broader Melbourne audience.

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www.melbournefringe.com.au

[unfrufru]

to give people an idea of what's going to be on

comedy-wise

I Spied- David Callan
Michael Chamberlin
Dave Bloustein
Anthony Menchetti
Simon Palomares (dude from Acropolis now and the cause of one of the worst gigs i have ever been to, even made hillsy look bad)
Matt Elsbury
Stagetime (no idea who these people are hehe )
Super Happy Robot Hour (COME BACK GM!!)
The Pinch

they are the only ones I have ever heard of. i thought melbourne fringe would have had more larger names

Music Wise

no one i have ever heard of, so go listen to something and tell us if its any good

[Edward]

Originally Posted by unfrufru

i thought melbourne fringe would have had more larger names

Looking at last year's program (no, I don't have it filed away for easy access, it just appeared from under some other junk, it's really time I cleaned my room), it was pretty much the same situation. I think it's good for Fringe to steer away from the bigger names and really focus on promoting newcomers and more unusual acts, the kind you won't necessarily see at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

If nothing else you can just hang out at the Fringe Festival Club at the North Melbourne Town Hall: drink; see samples of shows; drink; chat with staff, vollies and random punters about what's worth seeing; drink some more; and then haul your butt out of the lounge chairs and go see something.

[nikksta]

Originally Posted by Edward

If nothing else you can just hang out at the Fringe Festival Club at the North Melbourne Town Hall: drink; see samples of shows; drink; chat with staff, vollies and random punters about what's worth seeing; drink some more; and then haul your butt out of the lounge chairs and go see something.

Or just go there and come play with me! *g*

[Edward]

Originally Posted by nikksta

Or just go there and come play with me! *g*

I'll be there

Think I'll leave the bunny costume at home this year though.

[dassalo]

Originally Posted by unfrufru

to give people an idea of what's going to be on

comedy-wise

I Spied- David Callan
Michael Chamberlin
Dave Bloustein
Anthony Menchetti
Simon Palomares (dude from Acropolis now and the cause of one of the worst gigs i have ever been to, even made hillsy look bad)
Matt Elsbury
Stagetime (no idea who these people are hehe )
Super Happy Robot Hour (COME BACK GM!!)
The Pinch

they are the only ones I have ever heard of. i thought melbourne fringe would have had more larger names

Begin shameless plug.

*Ahem* Not to be forgetting 'Straight Up!' with myself (Tommy Dassalo) Dave Bushell, and John Burgos. If you've been walking through the city or Brunswick st. in the last couple days you may have noticed out mini tidal wave of publicity, unless all our posters have been covered/torn down, in which case, I blame society.

At any rate: Sep. Thu 23,Sat 25,Tue 28,Thu 30,
Oct. Tue 5,Sat 9,Sun 10,

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/cg...etevent&id=305

Hope to see some of you there. Not that I know what you look like, but you get the idea...

Come on people, take a chance!

[nikksta]

There aren't any Bunnies this year

Hey Tommy: what time's your show?

[Edward]

Originally Posted by nikksta

There aren't any Bunnies this year

Hmm, then it's possible this Fringe Festival will go by without me making an ass of myself...nah, where's the fun in that?

Originally Posted by nikksta

Hey Tommy: what time's your show?

- Birthday or no birthday, you've got to be told: read the link!

Originally Posted by dassalo

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/cg...etevent&id=305

[dassalo]

Wow, someone doing snappy put-downs for me. Ace. Love your work Edward.

P.S - 7:30

[Funk You]

I doubt I'll be at the Fringe this year guys. But ah well, the Comedy Festival's enough for me at the moment...

[nikksta]

Originally Posted by dassalo

Wow, someone doing snappy put-downs for me. Ace. Love your work Edward.

P.S - 7:30

Thanks Tommy.

And it's a bit hard to read the linked page when your isp is being a pain in the ass and won't let you go to the Fringe site :P

[Edward]

Originally Posted by nikksta

And it's a bit hard to read the linked page when your isp is being a pain in the ass and won't let you go to the Fringe site :P

Well I'll let you get away with it this time, but don't let it happen again

Actually, depending on exactly what your ISP is doing that stops you getting there, you might try Coral, just insert .nyud.net:8090 immediately after the domain name of the site you want to see: http://www.melbournefringe.com.au.ny...etevent&id=305

[Glynna]

Fringe kicks off tomorrow dudes and I'm hoping some off the Melbournites here will get around to some shows.

But for all those not too sure about it, for just a kick start?
Fringe Club's opening night is on Friday the 24th at the North Melbourne Town Hall. Special ticket prices apply and you'll get to check out the place.
It runs from six until three.
Come on down!

~G

[Edward]

Any recommendations for opening night of the festival, Glynna?

[offchops]

Oh Oh Oh!! Please come and see the show which I am stage managing. Its going to be a good show. Really, the actors are great and the director is fantastic, she knows her stuff and tries to make her work as interesting as possible"

"Quiet"
Opens 29th September
45 Downstairs, Flinders Lane
Book through the Fringe Festival
Tuesday to Saturday 8pm, Sunday 7pm
Tickets $18/$14

"3 bodies, 1 character. Quiet is where things start to get interesting"

A shameless plug I know, but it really will be good. If you want to see some good theatre then please come along