16 Mar – 17 Mar

Book at our box office, phone
04 801 6946.

Performance Times
Tuesday - Saturday - 7pm and 9pm

Free Meet The Artists
Tue 23 Mar

General Admission: $25
Concession, Students, Fringe Addict Card Holders: $20

See both Pick of the Fringe one-hour shows for only $40.

Pick of the Fringe

Experience two highlights from the 2010 NZ Fringe Festival in one amazing evening.

Our judges have selected two stand-out productions from the Fringe for a return season at Downstage. Last year 2 out of 3 pick of the Fringe shows won multiple Chapman Tripp Theatre awards so get in early to be amazed on the night.

7pm: back/words
back/words is storytelling in the raw with real lives portrayed in real time. The cast wear
iPods to accurately convey every nuance, breath, stutter, quirk and vocal pattern.

“back/words becomes a fascinating study in how subtly and authentically character
and relationships (some speak in couples) can be evoked, given the actors’ skill
in ‘becoming’ the people whose speech patterns they are recreating.”
John Smythe – theatreview

9pm: Wannabe
Wannabe is an hilarious throwback to the Boy Bands of the 90s – the white shirts in the
wind, screaming fans, the tunes, the dance moves, and the hair.

“The show is not only incredibly funny, his spoof on boy bands telling and highly accurate, but his ability to take on the persona of each character is remarkable. This is a unique performance from an amazingly talented actor.”
Ewen Coleman – The Dominion Post

Click here to book both one-hour shows for only $40.