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Theatre Maker • Performer • Producer • Playwright • Artistic Director • ‘The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign’ & ‘That Daring Australian Girl’

Callooh! Callay! Registration day! The deadline is

Callooh! Callay! Registration day!
The deadline is NOW! (for the Fringe guide anyway…)

It’s been months of planning and chat already
Building this unstable house of cards steady
And soon we will lock in what we have ready

It’s such a hard job to get to this stage
Getting all of the players on the same page
(The process is known to put some in a rage)

So, here’s to the artists with a story to tell
Here’s to producers with tickets to sell
Here’s to the venues who share all the stress
Here’s to the techies with buttons to press

To graphic designers with simply no time
To writers nearly fitting the rhyme in a line
Here’s to musicians who sometimes get paid
To the visual artists whose art isnt made (yet)

Here’s to our captain, our AD Heather Croall
Who wears her glitter on behalf of us all
And here’s to the future of late nights and such
To our family and friends who support us so much

Now to the audiences, our patrons, to YOU
Yes you who are reading this- you have a job to do
Without your attendance all this is for naught
The bills won’t be paid and the props can’t be bought

But this year, look out!
There’s a new scheme about

For those of you looking to do fringe on a dime
There are early bird prices for a very short time
When the program is launched in the first week of December
To save some money, this is what to remember

Get out your schedules for 2025
And plan ahead to keep your artists alive
Because every ticket that’s booked in advance
Will give our shows a fighting chance

But for now, take a mo, like and share as you will,
And let us program this festival with hard earned skill.

Despite my old laptop starting to whinge
There’s no time to lose… next stop Adelaide Fringe

By Joanne Hartstone
Adelaide Fringe participant since 2006

Now Showing in Philly Digital Fringe! You can watc

Now Showing in Philly Digital Fringe! You can watch 'The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign' from anywhere - and tickets are $5USD or pay what you can. With thanks to @fringearts for their endorsement. Playing until September 30th: https://phillyfringe.org/digital-the-girl-who-jumped-off-the-hollywood-sign/ (or link in bio via my website)

📸 by @imageconstruction1 / (Frank Lynch)

She is such a good girl. Molly spent the morning “helping” me with breakfast, afternoon snoozing in the warm spot, had a party with all her friends at Dog Club, then doggie pizza and burger biscuit dinner with Winnie, and a snooze on the couch to prepare for the big snore by my feet in our bed. Happy birthday to my shadow, my best friend, my loyal constant, the OG of Dog Club, the best big sister and sweetest of pups. Your family loves you Molly. 12 years young today! 💕🎉🎂🍕🍔🦆

It might be the roaring 2020’s… but I’m a fe

It might be the roaring 2020’s… but I’m a few weeks into a new decade, and I’m already loving the confidence of 40’s. The theme of the last three weeks has been friends, fun and feasting! Now it’s time for fabulous feats, family and fulfillment. 🐯

This is 40… when breakfast in bed is for someone

This is 40… when breakfast in bed is for someone else, and when you are woken up by kisses from your best friend (who also happens to be your fur baby and also wants breakfast). My phone has run out of battery today, as has my watch, because of all the birthday messages and calls from friends and family. I’ve been heartily touched by every one of them. Thank you. 40 is indeed a milestone, and a proper point to stand and look back. Halfway through… I’ve done ok so far. I’ve learned a lot and achieved a lot, and now I get to continue the adventure. And what a privilege it is to share this time, this earth, this era with you all 💕

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in @thetiser for #B

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in @thetiser for #BloodOfTheLamb by @fringe_management and @joannehartstone. Don’t take my word for it- Tim Lloyd knows his stuff! Only a few weeks left of the show at @chapelandyurt. Congratulations to the cast and creative team!

This weekend at @adelcentralmarket ! @wright_and_g

This weekend at @adelcentralmarket ! @wright_and_grainger @imaginationws @cirqularentertainment @thegarageinternational @diary.of.a.magician_ @bubblelaboratory @aerialartistsadelaide

Oh the irony of trying to be invisible whilst prom

Oh the irony of trying to be invisible whilst promoting what you are doing… for those of you interested in a behind the curtain view of producing for fringe, this is a glorious insight by Genevieve Meegan for @indaily @inreviewau. Thank you to everyone who has sent me messages of love and support. Please go see my shows! 💕

Double wow! #Grav -written by Owen Thomas, Perform

Double wow! #Grav -written by Owen Thomas, Performed by Gareth J Bale - has won TWO AWARDS in the first week of @adlfringe. The Adelaide Critics Circle Award and the BankSA Best Theatre & Physical Theatre Award. Huge congratulations to the creative team, our Stage Managers Mimi Yoshii and Matt Erdely, Production Manager George Cort, our amazing set design team of AR, EJ and Jonathan Hartstone, to Martha Lott for trusting me with the takeover of a room at the glorious @holdenstreettheatres and for programming us, to the wonderful staff at HST, to our back of house team of Neil Ward and Amie Kendall, and to my village for helping me make the frame to host the art. This is double special and I want you to see it… make sure you book early- we are sold out on a few nights now already, and over 60% across the board. With only 30 seats in the locker room, that is going to disappear!! 🏆🏈🏆

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Now Showing in Philly Digital Fringe! You can watc

Now Showing in Philly Digital Fringe! You can watch 'The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign' from anywhere - and tickets are $5USD or pay what you can. With thanks to @fringearts for their endorsement. Playing until September 30th: https://phillyfringe.org/digital-the-girl-who-jumped-off-the-hollywood-sign/ (or link in bio via my website)

📸 by @imageconstruction1 / (Frank Lynch)

Callooh! Callay! Registration day! The deadline is

Callooh! Callay! Registration day!
The deadline is NOW! (for the Fringe guide anyway…)

It’s been months of planning and chat already
Building this unstable house of cards steady
And soon we will lock in what we have ready

It’s such a hard job to get to this stage
Getting all of the players on the same page
(The process is known to put some in a rage)

So, here’s to the artists with a story to tell
Here’s to producers with tickets to sell
Here’s to the venues who share all the stress
Here’s to the techies with buttons to press

To graphic designers with simply no time
To writers nearly fitting the rhyme in a line
Here’s to musicians who sometimes get paid
To the visual artists whose art isnt made (yet)

Here’s to our captain, our AD Heather Croall
Who wears her glitter on behalf of us all
And here’s to the future of late nights and such
To our family and friends who support us so much

Now to the audiences, our patrons, to YOU
Yes you who are reading this- you have a job to do
Without your attendance all this is for naught
The bills won’t be paid and the props can’t be bought

But this year, look out!
There’s a new scheme about

For those of you looking to do fringe on a dime
There are early bird prices for a very short time
When the program is launched in the first week of December
To save some money, this is what to remember

Get out your schedules for 2025
And plan ahead to keep your artists alive
Because every ticket that’s booked in advance
Will give our shows a fighting chance

But for now, take a mo, like and share as you will,
And let us program this festival with hard earned skill.

Despite my old laptop starting to whinge
There’s no time to lose… next stop Adelaide Fringe

By @joannehartstone
Adelaide Fringe participant since 2006

BREAKING NEWS! Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐

BREAKING NEWS! Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review 👏🎥🎭📡

“The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign is a fantastic offering that transfers from the stage to film beautifully. It is very clear to see why this show has won countless awards right around the world.”

Thank you to Ben Stefanoff from @glamadelaide - read more here:

https://glamadelaide.com.au/fringe-review-the-girl-who-jumped-off-the-hollywood-sign-2/

#adlfringe #blackboxlive

@lewismajorprojects has won Best Dance week 3 for

@lewismajorprojects has won Best Dance week 3 for @adlfringe!! Massive congratulations to all involved (dancers, crew, choreographer) 🏆 for ‘Spaces Between Us & Epilogue’

Available on demand for the rest of the fringe - check out why we’ve been recognized here: https://tinyurl.com/SpacesEpilogue

#ADLFringe #DigitalTheatre #BlackBoxLive #Dance #lewismajorprojects

Breaking News! @blackboxliveau has been shortliste

Breaking News! @blackboxliveau has been shortlisted for an #AdelaideCriticsCircle #award 🏆 We have been nominated for the Independent Arts Foundation Award for Innovation for our #digitaltheatre #pivot.

It is hugely humbling to be recognized by South Australia’s collective arts commentators, and to be standing alongside @statetheatresa , @actnowtheatre and @utter.stories

The Adelaide Critics Circle 24th Annual Awards is at Holden Street Theatres on Monday 13th December. Congratulations to all our crew and collaborators. It takes a team to #livestream.

🎭🎥📡🌏

#BlackBoxLiveAU #hybriddigitalplatform #blackmagicdesign #awardnominated #MadeInAdelaide

🎬 Less than 15 minutes to go before our next #s

🎬 Less than 15 minutes to go before our next #stream of #TheReichstagIsBurning direct into #HFF21 🎥📡

🎟Have you got your #tickets yet? 🎟

#BlackBoxLiveAU #livestream #livestreamtheatre #digitalcabaret #weimarcabaret #politicaltheatre #freedomofexpression

What a review from @broadwayworld - via the articu

What a review from @broadwayworld - via the articulate mind of Ewart Shaw - for #TheReichstagIsBurning 🔥

Please read the whole review via the link below... it is un-starred but here are a few of our favorite pull quotes:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"[Joanne Hartstone's Iris London] is a siren, an air raid warning siren, strong, athletic, marching into war. While, obviously, we are drawn back to the late twenties and thirties in Berlin, her song choices are eclectic, her new words well-chosen to emphasise her themes."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Iris is called a Cabaret Cassandra. She was a Trojan priestess cursed by Apollo to always tell the grim truth and never to be believed. Now we know what happened in Germany in the twenties and thirties, and what it led to. She delivers her message with, well, can I call it German precision?"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Emma Knights is the musical director, and two other Hartstones, father and brother, are also credited. The accompaniments are excellent and blended carefully into the soundtrack of the show. The influence of Herr Professor Doktor Michael Morley, of Flinders University, cannot be overlooked; teacher, translator, pianist and, here, as the voice of the conférencier. He has carried the torch high and brightly for a very long time and has shone that light on many performers in Adelaide and elsewhere."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Let's hear it for Hartstone and Kitney pulling magical things out of a black box."

Watch via #BlackBoxLive on 20th & 21st @ 4.30pm - The 3x extended season is now Sold Out.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/adelaide/article/BWW-Review-THE-REICHSTAG-IS-BURNING-ADELAIDE-FRINGE-2021-at-Black-Box-Theatre-Adelaide-Botanic-Gardens-20210314?fbclid=IwAR0gMm-7P8VyeDYa2mtbAfAaawDf6LnInGa34VDRCewXNBtbo26h4n3Xja8

#BlackBoxTheatres #Cabaret #Theatre #AdelaideFringe2021 #FringeGetsClassy 🌷

@joannehartstone @blackboxtheatres @emmaknightsartist @adlfringe @botanicgardenssa

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for @tracycrispadel

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for @tracycrispadelaide ’s stunning trilogy ‘You Can’t Hide In The Desert’ for @adlfringe

A review that absolutely “gets it” by Jo Vabolis from @indaily

"Like a spider quietly weaving a delicate web, writer and performer Tracy Crisp deftly spins connections back and forth between three narratives using an exploration of memory as the anchoring thread."

Read it here: https://indaily.com.au/inreview/adelaide-fringe/2022/02/25/fringe-review-you-cant-hide-in-the-desert/?fbclid=IwAR20GlOEz1tv38ppzTiGXTJleKQmQonZGtAs9rf7cHtteBnMKxWr2_jMfws

See it here: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/you-can-t-hide-in-the-desert-af2022

Created by @blackboxliveau

#adlfringe #digitaltheatre #BlackBoxLiveAU

📸 by Frank Lynch

@blackboxliveau’s @adlfringe 2022 season is now

@blackboxliveau’s @adlfringe 2022 season is now ON SALE! Next year, Black Box Live will be Adelaide’s ONLY digital venue. 🎭🎥📡📺

Our program includes livestream and on demand shows across genres… so you can watch from anywhere at any time!

🌟We are collaborating with #FringeFavorites @erin.fowler.movement, @tracycrispadelaide, @scantilygladsk, @lewismajorprojects, Dr Lane Hinchcliffe and of course @joannehartstone

Check out our stunning lineup here: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/venues/black-box-live

📸🎥 of @joannehartstone in ‘The Reichstag Is Burning’

#BlackBoxLiveAU #adlfringe2022 #digitaltheatre #dance #cabaret #theatre #ondemand #livestream

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