Te Whare o Rukutia : Dunedin Fringe Festival

Te Whare o Rukutia

20 Princes St

Wheelchair / Accessible Access

This venue is wheelchair accessible via the main entrance (the doors to get into the venue are easy to open). There is no limit on the number of wheelchair seats; seats are not fixed, so can be moved to accommodate wheelchair users.

The entrance to this venue is 1460mm when both doors are open, and 730mm when one door is open.

There are no stairs, but the floor in this venue is uneven—on a slant.

Bathrooms

There is a wheelchair-accessible bathroom at this venue. The doorway through to the hallways is 830mm wide, and the bathroom door is 780mm wide.

Approach to Venue

Te Whare o Rukutia is located at 20 Princes St. Entry to the venue is from the footpath and there are no steps up to the venue. Availability of parking can be an issue, but there are reserved spaces close to the venue (outside the Octagon Night & Day, on the Princes St side) which can be used for pick-up and drop-off.

Service Dogs

Service dogs are welcome at this venue, and there are a couple of blankets that can be provided for their comfort.

Content Notes

Any use of strobe lighting in shows will be signposted at the venue, as will any atmospheric effects (e.g. haze). Artists in this venue are encouraged to provide information on sensitive content at the venue as well as online.

Audience members at this venue are able to leave without disrupting the performance, should the need arise.

Contact

If you have any questions about this venue, please reach out to production@dunedinfringe.org.nz


Events this Year

SoliloQueens (+ Kings)
Past Event

SoliloQueens (+ Kings)

Dunedin Pride is thrilled to bring you SoliloQueens (+ Kings)! Don't miss this night of sexy, shiny, sequinned fun.

Price FREE
Dates 15th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Cabaret Community LGBTQ+

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Dunedin Fringe Awards Night
Past Event

Dunedin Fringe Awards Night

Help us celebrate the best of Dunedin Fringe Festival 2024!

Price Free
Dates 24th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Festival Community

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Just Eat the Damn Sausage

Just Eat the Damn Sausage

Puberty, periods, pregnancy, perimenopause, piss, processed meat. Oh, and please be quiet.

Price $15.00 - $20.00
Dates 14th to 16th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Performance Art Spoken Word Storytelling

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Fringe's Opening Night Birthday Party!

Fringe's Opening Night Birthday Party!

25 years! My how time flies! Come and celebrate Dunedin Fringe's 25th birthday in style.

Price Pay What You Want
Dates 12th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Festival

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Manage Your Expectations

Manage Your Expectations

You decide the ending ...

Price $20.80 - $26.00
Dates 18th , 19th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Dance Spoken Word Theatre

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Twilieght - The Loca Edition

Twilieght - The Loca Edition

Our saviour Stephenie Meyer queened out when she wrote the saga that is Twilight. Come and unpack this comedic masterpiece.

Price $10.00 - $14.00
Dates 21st March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy

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Stand Up, Stand Out: Comedy School for Teens
Past Event

Stand Up, Stand Out: Comedy School for Teens

Ōtepoti teens, are you the funniest person you know? Join us for workshops, coaching and a final performance.

Price Free
Dates 14th , 19th , 21st March
Venues Petridish & Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Spoken Word Whānau/Family

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Toxic Shock Bimbo
Past Event

Toxic Shock Bimbo

Join Rhiannon McCall (7 Days, Seven Sharp) in 'Toxic Shock Bimbo': a new bold and chaotic hour of feminist comedy

Price Pay What You Want
Dates 14th , 15th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Improvisation LGBTQ+ Storytelling Theatre

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Sold Out
Opening Night Party
Past Event

Opening Night Party

Kick off your 2024 Dunedin Fringe Festival experience in style!

Price Pay What You Want
Dates 13th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Festival Community

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Karaoke Please

Karaoke Please

Every year, Fringe Co-Director Kate Schrader tries to convince the team to do karaoke. Every year, she is denied.

Price Pay What You Want
Dates 20th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Music Cabaret Comedy Musical

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The Unluckiest Magician
Past Event

The Unluckiest Magician

8 accidents, 14 screws, 3 titanium plates and 1 resconstructed digestive system: meet the world’s unluckiest magician

Price $15.00 - $20.00
Dates 20th , 21st March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Circus Arts Cabaret Comedy Theatre

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Eli Matthewson: Night Terror
Past Event

Eli Matthewson: Night Terror

In 2023 my boyfriend tried to kill me in my sleep. We are still going strong.

Price $15.00 - $20.00
Dates 16th , 17th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy LGBTQ+

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Delightfool

Delightfool

This comedy duo come together to showcase their joyously queer cabaret. What could go wrong?

Price $15.00 - $20.00
Dates 20th , 21st March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Cabaret LGBTQ+ Theatre

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Jack Ansett: Closes His Eyes & Hopes It Goes Well (New Jokes)
Past Event

Jack Ansett: Closes His Eyes & Hopes It Goes Well (New Jokes)

Jack Ansett (as seen on 7 Days) brings his most elaborate hour of comedy yet to the Dunedin Fringe

Price $20.00 - $25.00
Dates 16th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Storytelling Theatre

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Emerson's Late Night Line Up

Emerson's Late Night Line Up

The biggest, wildest and latest of Fringe's late-night comedy shows is back!

Price $20.00 - $25.00
Dates 14th , 15th , 21st , 22nd March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Storytelling

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Stand Up, Stand Out: Teen Comedy School Showcase
Past Event

Stand Up, Stand Out: Teen Comedy School Showcase

Support tomorrow's comedy voices! Eight teen comedians test their chops in front of an audience for the first time.

Price $15.00 - $20.00
Dates 23rd March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Spoken Word Whānau/Family

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Get PHUCK'd: A Game Show
Past Event

Get PHUCK'd: A Game Show

Part stand-up, part game show, all chaos

Price $20.00 - $26.00
Dates 20th , 22nd , 23rd March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy

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Only Bones – Daniel Nodder

Only Bones – Daniel Nodder

A celestial physical theatre spectacle that speaks volumes without words.

Price $18.40 - $23.00
Dates 20th , 22nd March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Physical Theatre Comedy Dance Theatre

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Emerson's Late Night Line Up: The First One
Past Event

Emerson's Late Night Line Up: The First One

The ultimate Fringe comedy night out, take one!

Price $18.75 - $25.00
Dates 14th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Music Storytelling

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Stand Up, Stand Out: Teen Comedy School Showcase

Stand Up, Stand Out: Teen Comedy School Showcase

Support tomorrow's comedy voices! Eight teen comedians test their chops in front of an audience for the first time.

Price $15.00 - $20.00
Dates 22nd March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Community Improvisation Whānau/Family

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All Good If Not

All Good If Not

James Mustapic (and his mum Janet) are back with a brand new hour of multimedia comedy!

Price $23.40 - $26.00
Dates 13th to 15th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy LGBTQ+ Storytelling Theatre

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Love; Mum

Love; Mum

Love; Mum is a funny and heartbreaking story about motherhood and the struggles we don’t often talk about.

Price $15.00 - $25.00
Dates 18th , 19th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Theatre Pacific Arts Storytelling

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Baroness
Past Event

Baroness

What would you do if you became the richest woman in the world overnight?

Price $22.00 - $25.00
Dates 20th to 23rd March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy LGBTQ+ Theatre

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Emerson's Late Night Line Up: The Second One
Past Event

Emerson's Late Night Line Up: The Second One

The ultimate Fringe comedy night out, take two!

Price $18.75 - $25.00
Dates 21st March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy Music Storytelling

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David Correos & Donna Brookbanks Together At Last (Again)
Past Event

David Correos & Donna Brookbanks Together At Last (Again)

The Siren’s Call of Fringe is too much for David and Donna as they navigate their way to Dunedin once again

Price $22.00 - $25.00
Dates 14th to 17th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy

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The Pre Conditioned Hori
Past Event

The Pre Conditioned Hori

Conscious kaupapa hip hop street poetry with a retrospective lens that explores experience, culture and identity. Nau mai.

Price Free (book free ticket)
Dates 19th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Music Musical Performance Art Spoken Word

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You Mustapicked The Wrong Guy To Mess With
Past Event

You Mustapicked The Wrong Guy To Mess With

The winner of Celebrity Treasure Island 2023 is back in Dunedin with a brand new stand-up show!

Price $22.00 - $25.00
Dates 19th , 22nd , 23rd March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy LGBTQ+ Storytelling Theatre

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Dunedin Fringe Awards Night

Dunedin Fringe Awards Night

Help us celebrate the best of Dunedin Fringe Festival 2025!

Price Free (get free tickets below)
Dates 23rd March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Festival Community

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Space Invaders

Space Invaders

Join local comedian Nicola Brown for this award-winning show.

Price $22.00 - $25.00
Dates 13th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Comedy LGBTQ+ Storytelling

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SoliloQueens (+ Kings): Act 2

SoliloQueens (+ Kings): Act 2

Join Dunedin Pride for a night of glitter and glam with the best drag that Ōtepoti has to offer!

Price $20.00 - $25.00
Dates 13th March
Venue Te Whare o Rukutia

Cabaret Community LGBTQ+

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About Us

Dunedin Fringe envisions a city ignited by creativity, where all people embrace art, culture and creativity into their daily lives.

We have a mission to provide platforms for creative expression that help nurture communities. We have a special focus on supporting emerging artists, and the development of new and experimental work.

We produce the Dunedin Fringe Festival, Amped Music Project and New Zealand Young Writers Festival annually, curate the White Box Gallery, and manage the performing arts venue Te Whare o Rukutia.

Our Contacts

Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust
19 George Street,
Dunedin 9016,
Aotearoa New Zealand

03 477 3350