On Wednesday, March 13th, the Dunedin Fringe Festival officially kicked off at Te Whare o Rukutia, ushering in 11 days of comedy, theatre, art, and the kind of general sophistication which you just need every once in a while.
The night began with MC/comedian/Fringe act Nicola Brown, who welcomed everyone in before introducing speakers Mayor Jules Radich (blushes) and Fringe co-director. The pair spoke to the importance of Fringe in the Dunedin community and more broadly about the arts themselves. Critic Te Ārohi might just fuck around and run away to join the circus, buzzed up on the inspiration of it all.
The night continued with performances from various Fringe acts, including Firebringer, Nick Robertson, Tall Tales from Ant-ARC-tica, An Almighty Yes, Dan Bain and Féroce Cabaret. Shit, that was a few. Fringe runs until the 24th of March and includes a variety of individual and group acts.