A whole stack of industry development workshops, just for YOU
NZ Fringe will be putting on a series of workshops aimed at helping you, the Fringe artist, get the absolute most out of their 2027 production. Each workshop will be led by an industry leader with insight, guidance, and answers on how to approach some of the trickiest bits of self-produced work. Alongside this, we will also announce an Artist Portal for those who have registered with the festival that will be chock full of festival opportunities and resources to help you between now and the festival. Some locations are still TBA, but mark your calendars and RSVP for them HERE:
We’ll post event details here, on the Artist Portal, and on our Facebook Page so keep up to date here.
Any Q’s? Email at participants@fringe.co.nz
- Workshop #1: How to Fringe with new Festival Director Luke Eisemann
Tuesday, 1 September @ Toi Aro
Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or a first time Fringer, come meet new Festival Director Luke Eisemann as he breaks down what it means to put on a show in a Fringe festival, some of the festival key dates and timelines, and answers any and all questions about this year’s Fringe.
- Workshop #2: Engaging with Venues: Agreements, MOUs, Risk Assessments, and More! with Eleanor Strathern
Tuesday, 15 September @ Hannah Playhouse
Long-time independent producer and current General Manager of The Hannah, Eleanor Strathern runs you through the paperwork that keeps you safe, maximises creative freedom, and has venues asking you to come back!
- Workshop #3: Design and Branding with Phantom Billstickers
Tuesday, 6 October
- Workshop #4: Producing 101 with Sally Barnett
Tuesday, 13 October
- Workshop #5: Budgeting with CCAT Chief Executive Kim Bailey
Tuesday, 27 October
- Workshop #6: Social Media and Digital Marketing with Aro Digital
Tuesday, 10 November
- Workshop #7: Funding with with CCAT Chief Executive Kim Bailey
Tuesday, 1 December
- Workshop #8: Ticketing – Reporting, Pricing, & Discounts with the Fringe Team
Tuesday, 15 December
- Workshop #9: Touring and Tour Ready Awards with the Fringe Team
Tuesday, 2 February
- Workshop #10: Next Steps for Fringe Shows
Post-Festival, date TBA
Past Digital Library:
- Arts Access Aotearoa’s ‘Accessibility in theatre’: follow this link
- Marketing and Publicity Workshop – For the full recording of this workshop, check out the link here. For the workshop slides, please follow this link. Please note: the recording does not show the powerpoint slides clearly so follow along on your own screen for best results. For more information about the Creative New Zealand Audience Atlas Aotearoa statistics that Emlou mentioned in the workshop, follow this link.
- Social Media and Content Creation Workshop: For the full recording of this workshop, check out the link here. For the workshop slides, please follow this link. Please note: the recording does not show the powerpoint slides clearly so follow along on your own screen for best results.
- Production Design 101 – Creative Lab: For the full recording of this workshop, check out the link here. For the workshop slides, please follow this link. Please note: the recording does not show the powerpoint slides clearly so follow along on your own screen for best results.
- Production Design 101: Sam Johnston from Yoocrew has created an example production rider as a base for what a production rider should include. Use this as a base and alter and adjust it as you see fit for your production.
