September 14, 2016

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016

Editor    posted 11 Aug 2016, 02:42 PM

To hear Sally Woodfield’s chat on RNZ Afternoons about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, click here. 

Editor    posted 12 Aug 2016, 11:13 AM / edited 12 Aug 2016, 04:36 PM

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2016 Wrap-up #1

Here is Acushla-Tara Sutton’s first podcast wrap-up from Edinburgh (30mins):

https://soundcloud.com/acushla-tara/edinburgh-fringe-week-1-wrap-up

She talks about (in this order):

ONE DAY MOKO – NZ

THE SOUTH AFREAKANS – NZ

JAMES NOKISE in SO-SO GANGSTA – NZ

IN THE WINE (a.k.a. The Wine Project) – NZ

BACK OF THE BUS – NZ

ONLY BONES – NZ & FINLAND

DAFFODILS – NZ

HOT BROWN HONEY – Australia/ Pasifika

SKIN OF THE TEETH – UK/ England

THE TRAVELLING SISTERS – Australia

Editor    posted 17 Aug 2016, 03:23 PM / edited 17 Aug 2016, 03:26 PM

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2016 Wrap-up #2

Here is Acushla-Tara Sutton’s second podcast wrap-up from Edinburgh (27mins):

https://soundcloud.com/acushla-tara/edinburgh-fringe-week-2-wrap-up

She talks about (in this order):

ROSE MATAFEO IS FINALLY DEAD – NZ

THE CREEPS – NZ

BEARDS! BEARDS! BEARDS! – NZ

[Full disclosure – Paul Waggott is Acushla’s partner; this link is to a written review by Sally Woodfield.]

THEY BUILT IT, NO-ONE CAME – UK

HAPPY DAVE – UK

JESS ROBINSON IMPRESSIVE – UK

SLEEPING TREES & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY – UK

[- not officially in the Fringe but at the same venue as the Sci Fi? shpw]

STUNNING THE PUNTERS – UK 

[The actor’s name is George Dillion.]

Editor    posted 17 Aug 2016, 05:03 PM

Kiwi works shine on global stage at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

By Stephen Jewell at the Edinburgh Fe stival Fringe

NZ Herald: Wednesday Aug 17, 2016 

On a rainy, cold night in Edinburgh, it’s like a slice of a Kiwi summer has come to the Traverse theatre as Daffodils star Todd Emerson launches into a raucous version of Th’ Dudes’ Bliss.

One of several New Zealand shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the Scotsman newspaper praised the so-called A Play With Songs for packing “a serious emotional punch, wrapped in a bubblegum glove”. [More]

Editor    posted 30 Aug 2016, 08:51 AM / edited 30 Aug 2016, 08:53 AM

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2016 Wrap-up #3

Here is the link to Acushla-Tara Sutton’s third and final wrap-up podcast from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

And here is Sally Woodfield’s post-Edinburgh chat with Jesse Mulligan, last Thursday 25 August.

Editor    posted 14 Sep 2016, 04:30 PM

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2016 Wrap-up #4 Here is the link to Acushla-Tara Sutton’s fourth and final Edinburgh Festival Fringe Wrap-up.