FRINGE IN THE 'STINGS 2023 1-5 NOVEMBER - HASTINGS
Fringe in the ‘Stings brings Heretaunga to life in the spring! Fresh, bold, local and strollable, FitS is the little festival of arts with a big heart, based in Hastings. There’s something for everyone, from baroque to burlesque, puppetry to punk, comedy to cabaret, all at low low prices — meaning you can see a whole range of shows without breaking the bank!
Check out our free shows, on every day from Wednesday to Sunday, shaking up Hastings public spaces. Fringe Fables showcases local stories told by local storytellers. Fun for the young and young at heart. Come get a poem written just for you as you wait with Poetry for the People. FitS in a Gallery transforms the Atrium at Tribune with art from some of Hastings’ most splendiferous artists. Come see theatre for rangatahi by rangatahi with three free shows - Whakapono, Shadows of Pain and Missy Coulée: The Journey.
We kick off on Wednesday with the Hawke’s Bay Poetry Slam. Thursday has rangatahi free theatre and music from home and afar. Friday is comedy night with a stellar line-up of laughs. There’s also a range of music from folk to rock to electronic. Saturday has an array of theatre, including cabaret and drag; and music from motown to metal. On Sunday we see the festival out with quirky original music before celebrating with our Fringe Flameout, an inferno of fun.
Open your mind and get ready to have some fun at diverse quirky performances from Fringe in the ‘Stings.
To find out more check out fringeinthestings.co.nz for more information & tickets.
Lisa was born in Auckland at the start of the 1970s, living in a small campsite community on the North Shore called Browns Bay. She spent a significant part of her life with her grandparents, often hanging out at the beaches. Lisa has many happy memories from those days at Browns Bay beach, where fish were plentiful on the point and the ocean was rich in seaweed. She played in the water for hours, going home totally “sun-kissed.” “An adorable time to grow up,” Lisa tells me.
Lisa enjoyed many sports; she was a keen tennis player and netballer, playing in the top teams for her age right up until the family moved to Wellington. Lisa was fifteen years old, which unfortunately marked the end of her sporting career. Local teams were well established in Wellington, and her attention was drawn elsewhere.