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The Best of the Biggest Adelaide Fringe
(15/03/2010)
Adelaide Fringe artists came and conquered this month with a plethora of acts that enchanted, entertained, challenged and sometimes just weirded out Fringe-hungry audiences.
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Mission Accomplished
(14/03/2010)
Astronomical. Intergalactic. Stellar. Out of this world. The Adelaide Fringe is running out of ways to describe its 2010 season, which began with a tutu-clad astronaut poster and has ended on a successful moon mission kind of high.
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Biggest Adelaide Fringe Ever!
(15/01/2010)
If there’s one word to describe the 2010 Adelaide Fringe, it’s big. In fact, the 2010 Adelaide Fringe is the biggest in the event’s 50-year history.
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2011 Adelaide Fringe Director Announced
(7/12/2009)
Greg Clarke has been appointed as Director of Adelaide Fringe for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
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Adelaide Fringe Here... The Poster has Landed
(10/11/2009)
The 2010 Adelaide Fringe poster was launched this morning in spectacular style at Adelaide Event and Exhibition Centre.
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Adelaide Fringe and BankSA win national award
(9/10/2009)
Adelaide Fringe and BankSA have been selected as the winners of Best Partnership by a Business or Media Outlet at the inaugural Australian Event Awards.
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Adelaide Fringe 2009 - Australian Event Awards Finalist
(17/09/2009)
Adelaide Fringe has been named a finalist in two categories in the inaugural Australian Event Awards - Best Cultural or Arts Event and Best Partnerships by a Business or Media Outlet.
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Adelaide Fringe Goes National
(11/09/2009)
Fringe staff are heading to Brisbane, Newcastle and Melbourne during September and October 2009 to talk about the Adelaide Fringe to artists, presenters and anyone else interested.
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2010 Poster Competition now open
(17/07/2009)
Want to become part of Adelaide Fringe history? The call has gone out to amateur and professional artists and designers from around Australia to enter the Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition. Not only will the winner enjoy the kudos of being the designer of the Adelaide Fringe’s 50th anniversary poster but they will also win a return flight to Vietnam plus 4 nights’ accommodation. more...
Fringe 2009 - It's a Winner!
(23/03/2009)
The 2009 Fringe is over. Yes, we’re sad, but we’re also excited about celebrating how great this year has been. Fringe Chair Judy Potter confirmed ticket sales have equalled last year’s Fringe with over 187,000 tickets sold through FringeTIX and other national ticketing partners. more...
2009 Adelaide Fringe Award Winners!
(23/03/2009)
The Fringe had to end sometime. Yesterday it did, so to cheer everyone up we threw one last killer party to celebrate a Fringe well festivaled… it was the Fringe Awards 2009!
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Adelaide Fringe 2009 – Record Attendances in Tough Times
(25/06/2009)
Fringe Chair Judy Potter has announced that attendances at the 2009 Adelaide Fringe broke through the million-barrier. 534 events in this year’s program confirm the Adelaide Fringe as the second largest Arts Festival in the world after the Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland. The 2009 event attracted 1,004,440 attendances across both ticketed and free events. more...
A'travelling the Fringe will go...Desert Fringe '09
(18/03/2009)
These days the Adelaide Fringe is a beast too boisterous to be confined, so we’ve no choice but to let the magic spread out of the city and across the state.
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Fringe Smashes Ticket Target
(18/03/2009)
Adelaide Fringe ticket sales have surpassed all expectations; easily eclipsing the 140,000 ticket target with almost a week of Fringe fun still to come.
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The Best Art comes in Mini Packages
(18/03/2009)
Last night the Fringe played host to a gigantic auction of some tiny art. Our annual MiniART exhibition concluded with a bang as all pieces went to auction in a frenzy of fun and silliness hosted by Art Beige and skillfully controlled by local celebrity auctioneer Bernard H Booth.
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The Fringe is back in town and it’s time to Par-tay!
(24/02/2009)
The 2009 Fringe officially begins with a bang this Friday with the return of the legendary parade, a huge opening night
party and concert for thousands of Fringe-goers. Best of all the whole evening is FREE!
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Fringe Family Weekend this week!
(3/03/2009)
Fringe Family weekend returns on March 7 and 8 so throw out the babysitter’s phone number and
get ready to enjoy some art, culture and festivities without worrying about the kids. Bring the whole family herd down to
the specially designed Fringe Family Weekend Precinct at Rymill Park that is pram, toddler and parent friendly and
have a hassle free cultural experience. more...
Adelaide audiences love it live
(17/03/2008)
Fringe CEO, Sandy Verschoor confirmed that over 187,000 tickets have been sold through the FringeTIX box office and their national ticketing partners. more...
Calling all Bucketheads!
(17/02/2009)
What could be more Australian than taking after Ned Kelly?
Nothing! Except maybe participating in a massive street party and parade, like the one happening for this year’s Adelaide Fringe Opening Night on Friday February 27.
So why not combine the two and become a Fringe Buckethead?
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Adelaide Fringe Takes Off
(14/01/2009)
Adelaide Fringe passed the 500-show barrier for the second year running when the Fringe Guide was launched in a flurry of Bingo madness on the 13th of January.
The launch, at a retro Olympic Bingo Hall, boasted more than just a few Adelaide A-listers but the highlight was charismatic international superstar Kamahl who played the role of Bingo Master. He entranced the crowd with some smooth classic numbers, amusing anecdotes and some very inventive number calls (more...)
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It’s all in the Gasworks
(5/11/2008)
The former Brompton Gasworks building is set to become the new base for the Adelaide Fringe Production team. more...
Fringe Parade Returns to City Streets
(1/08/2008)
One of the best party nights Adelaide has to offer – the Adelaide Fringe Parade - is back with a vengeance after a two-year break. more...
2009 Poster Unveiled
(29/10/2008)
An etched fella with a buzzing Mohawk created by local illustrator David Blaiklock is turning up the volume on Fringe 2009. The winning poster design was unveiled by an outrageous collection of Adelaide artists at Torrens Parade Ground, Drill Hall.
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Artist Regos Now Open!
(1/08/2008)
Artist registrations for Adelaide Fringe 2009 are now open! The Fringe is urging all artists to register to participate in the largest Fringe Festival in the southern hemisphere more...
Adelaide audiences love it live
(17/03/2008)
Fringe CEO, Sandy Verschoor confirmed that over 187,000 tickets have been sold through the FringeTIX box office and their national ticketing partners. more...
Target met with five Fringe days to go
(12/03/2008)
Adelaide Fringe has reached its ticket sales target with five sale days left at the box office. more...
Adelaide has chosen…
(3/03/2008)
The English Gents were announced as winners of the People’s Choice Award for Adelaide’s favourite act at the Adelaide International Buskers Festival. more...
Drum roll please...
(17/03/2008)
The award winners at the Adelaide Fringe 2008 are... more...
Adelaide Fringe future dates announced
(28/11/2007)
Adelaide Fringe CEO, Sandy Verschoor has announced the dates for the Adelaide Fringe right through to 2012.
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Record breaking advance ticket sales
(18/02/2008)
On Monday 18 February it was confirmed that Adelaide Fringe 2008 has eclipsed all previous year’s advance ticket sales. more...
Target met with five Fringe days to go
(12/03/2008)
Adelaide Fringe has reached its ticket sales target with five sale days left at the box office. more...
It’s Adelaide Fringe but this time it’s regional
(11/03/2008)
Adelaide Fringe performers travel up north this weekend to the crossroads for the first ever regional Fringe. more...
Zinesters, cyclists, poets and nature lovers unite...
(12/03/2008)
Escape the monotony of the mainstream and explore the alternative at Format, a celebration of words in any format at Fringe Factory Theatre. more...
Four days. Ten filmmakers. Ten bands. Ten video clips.
(6/03/2008)
The worlds of music and film collide as Adelaide Fringe presents 10x10xFringe. more...
Fringe to visit Adelaide public hospitals
(5/03/2008)
The world’s second largest Fringe will visit Adelaide’s hospitals as a result of a unique partnership between SA Lotteries and the Adelaide Fringe. more...
Bulldozers, Frog Cakes and Fringe artists
(24/02/2008)
Just before the bulldozers polish off what’s left of the historic Balfours Factory, the Fringe is hosting tasty spread of piping hot spectacles to feed Adelaide’s hungry audiences. more...
Hat Trick for Adelaide International Buskers Festival!
(15/02/2008)
It’s a very happy third birthday for the Adelaide International Buskers Festival, and with 2008 marking the second birthday of the annual Fringe festival, it’s going to be one hell of a party.
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If you start me up…
(11/02/2008)
We never stop starting up artists at the Adelaide Fringe, in fact when it comes to kicking off careers, the Fringe has its own very own special way of helping, it’s called upstART. In 2008 the Adelaide Fringe offered ten local emerging artists the opportunity to present new contemporary and experimental work to Fringe audiences.
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There Ain’t no Party like an Adelaide Fringe Party!
(5/02/2008)
It’s been 48 years since the Adelaide Fringe started taking over the city and the Opening Night Party signals the official start of the Fringe 2008. more...
Fringe guide hits the streets!
(9/01/2008)
543 shows, 5470 performances and an estimated 3000 artists are taking part in Adelaide Fringe 2008 making it the largest Fringe festival ever to take place in the Southern Hemisphere! more...
Adelaide Fringe 2008 The Biggest Ever!
(10/12/2007)
The 552 shows listed in the program represents a massive leap in number with the biggest Adelaide Fringe to date being 2006 with 465 shows. The Adelaide Fringe has well and truly secured its place as the largest Fringe festival in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Adelaide Fringe launches 2008 Youth and Education Program (YEP)
(30/10/2007)
Adelaide Fringe is excited to announce the launch of the 2008 Youth and Education Program (YEP).
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