New Zealand Fringe Festival Launches 20th Programme

The New Zealand Fringe Festival 2010 Programme has been launched. This year's festival will showcase 80 shows that span the genres of comedy, theatre, music, dance and visual arts - with a new category to house those that refuse to be boxed: WTF? (What the Fringe?)

The programme is now available online at www.fringe.co.nz which also features the ability for users to personalise their own programme schedule, and a printed programme hits the streets of Wellington from Friday morning available from cafes, libraries, brochure stands and very cool shops.

Fringe 2010 begins February 12 and concludes March 6 with the Fringe Awards and the infamous closing night party at the Paramount Theatre.

On opening day February 12, there will be the first annual Running of the Fringe. Think Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, but with brightly costumed and noisy Fringe participants running down Wellington's Cuba St to launch the new Fringe HQ, a dinky 50s caravan adorned with Fringe art on the corner of Cuba and Manners Mall.

February 12: Fringe 2010 launches
March 7: Fringe Awards and festival ends

For more information on the Fringe Festival, visit http://www.fringe.co.nz/fringe-events/

Photo caption: Queen of the cake Vaune Mason with the new Fringe 2010 programme. 
Photographer credit: Jay Brooker