New Zealand Fringe Festival 2021
This year's festival features 156 independent events and over 470 individual presentations, spanning 25 genres of art.
New Zealand Fringe Festival, the country's largest open access arts festival, lands in 2021 with the largest program of events in its 30-year history. The 2021 edition will take place from 26 February to 20 March, with 156 independent events and over 470 individual presentations, spanning 25 genres of art.
Gender binary is explored and rejected in Them Fatale by non-binary comedian James Hilary Penwarden. An entire family from the Philippines brings their story to life in Potluck as part of FATG (Fringe at the Gryphon). Wellington actors Alex Greig, Paul Waggot and Jonny Potts return with an immersive new show called Razor Boys staged inside an inner city flat. Kiwi Circus troupe Colossal dock a chaotic cargo ship circus at Te Auaha in Fool Steam Ahead, and 'Best of Fringe 2017' winner Dark Matter VR returns with a part-virtual reality, part-live arts fusion.
Festival Director Sasha Tilly says, "With our international program hit hardest by COVID-19, this is our chance to shine the light on homegrown talent. We're so excited to see so many new works emerge from our New Zealand artists with many emerging artists making their Fringe Festival debut or professional artists playing with new concepts, ideas and reimagining the space in some classic Wellington venues."
Image: Carissa Corlett.
NEARBY PLACES
SIMILAR EVENTS
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Food & Drink
ShakesBeer in the Garden: Taming of the Brew
Sunday, February 28 - Sunday, February 28
Southern Cross Bar and Restaurant
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Arts & Entertainment
Tarantino Fest
Friday, February 5 - Sunday, March 14
Embassy Theatre
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Arts & Entertainment
An Evening of Music and Comedy with Creed Bratton from 'The Office'
Tuesday, March 16 - Tuesday, March 16
San Fran
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NEARBY EVENTS
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Arts & Entertainment
High Ground
Thursday, February 4 - Wednesday, March 3
Various cinemas in Wellington
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Arts & Entertainment
The Little Things
Thursday, February 18 - Wednesday, March 10
Various cinemas in Wellington
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Arts & Entertainment
Another Round
Thursday, February 11 - Wednesday, March 3
Various cinemas in Wellington
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Arts & Entertainment
Synchronic
Thursday, February 11 - Wednesday, March 3
Various cinemas in Wellington
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Arts & Entertainment
Ammonite
Thursday, February 11 - Wednesday, March 3
Various cinemas in Wellington
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Arts & Entertainment
What if the City Was a Theatre?
Friday, February 5 - Sunday, March 28
Various locations across Wellington