Coming Up
Wellington Fringe Festival 2021
The History Boy
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 March
7:30pm at Te Auaha
65 Dixon St, Te Aro
Tix $14-20 from www.fringe.co.nzAll of history is just stories we tell each other to understand the world, and every story is at least in part about the person doing the telling. Performed by the award-winning Matt Powell (Awkward Threesome, Soap Factory) and inspired by the imperfect recollections of performer and audience alike.
Matt Powell is an improvisor, director, and writer with over 20 years’ experience creating and performing shows. He has been part of The Court Jesters Christchurch), PlayShop, WIT, and Soap Factory. He has been performing in the New Zealand Fringe Festival since 2014. The History Boy is his first full-length solo show, born from a development at Late Night Knife Fight (winner: September 2019).
The History Boy returns after five (5) cancelled seasons in 2020. Hopefully this time, history won't get in the way.
"A timely reminder that, just like traffic, [history] isn’t around us – it is us."
— Theatreview, March 2020"Powell brings forth intricate details and quick-witted responses that reward an intelligent audience’s attention."
— The Plus Ones, April 2018
Hataitai Times: An Improvised Soapathon
Sunday 14 March
Episodes every hour 12pm - 10pm
Fringe at the Gryphon
22 Ghuznee St, Te Aro
Tix: $12 GA / $10 Concession / $8 Fringe Addict
Come for three episodes and the rest are on us!The roar of the presses! The clatter of typewriters! The promising whiff of a hot scoop!
Soap Factory takes you back to the golden age of print media, where feelings fight for column inches and local stories have global consequences. Join us in the offices of The Hataitai Times, a small suburban newspaper with big dreams and even bigger personalities, for a 10-hour improvised soap opera marathon that unfolds over a single day.
Each hour between noon and 10pm brings another exciting episode in the lives of our local media heroes, from the people who brought you Bay's Anatomy: Animal Hospital, So You Think You Khandallah?, and Deep Space Naenae. Every line, plot twist, and meaningful glance is made up on the spot. Come for a single episode or stay for the whole day: once you watch three episodes, the rest are on us!
It's high time for high times at The Hataitai Times.
“plenty of soap bubbles foaming in this steaming creative cauldron” — Theatreview
“By the cliffhanger ending of episode two, I’m hooked... the 4 episodes I see each increase in depth and tension, and having to go to the foyer in between episodes feels like the buffering symbol on a Breaking Bad binge.” — Theatreview
