Festival Freak

Well, it's all over for another two years - yep, ff2000 has drawn to a close. It was lots of fun for me, and a lot less stressfull than ff98... deliberately so, since I planned to take it pretty easy in the last week.

Overall, this was a pretty neat three weeks. There were some downers - a few of the Festival shows seemed to be all gloss and no substance. Matt King ran himself over. The Hindley Street venues didn't attract the crowds they deserved.

But on the plus side, there was some brilliant theatre. The Foreign Legion came to town again and provided the two best shows of ff2000. The newly-formed International Brigade also provided some great stuff, the Mercury proved to be a comedy hotspot, and the Nova continued where it left off in ff98.

Anyway, without further ado, here's a bunch of useless facts. And a bunch of scores which I re-jigged because I felt like it.

Pete's Show Visitations:

• Best of ff2000: Hard Times (theater simple @ The Foreign Legion)
  
• Total number of shows: 63 (49 Fringe, 14 Festival. Additionally, 1 Bonus show (well, Mr Bungle was in town) and I saw Stewart Lee twice.)
  
• In percentage terms: Fringe = 78%, Festival 22%.
  
• Shows that got a covetted "10": 3 (5%)
  
• Shows that weren't a WOFTAM: 48 (76%)
  

ff2000 Site Info:

• Hits: not enough to justify what I've done
  
• Hits received from: (more info later)
  

Posted by pete at 10:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

It's over!! Why not check out the wrap-up!! Shows seen: 63... is this a record?

Posted by pete at 10:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Another perfect score - Dawson Nichols stuns once again in "Virtual Solitaire"! Get on down to The Foreign Legion (Cartoons) now! And stay for the rest of the shows, too!

Posted by pete at 04:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

To join the Daily Update List, just send a querying e-mail to ff2000@moobaa.com.

Posted by pete at 02:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Thinking of seeing "Writing to Vermeer"? Lash out $12 for the programme the night before, go home, and read the libretto. You'll enjoy the AV spectacle so much more...

Posted by pete at 10:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The first perfect score has come in - go and see "Hard Times" at The Foreign Legion (Cartoons) now. And stay for the rest of the shows there!

Posted by pete at 07:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

(Not FF related, but...) There's a new restaurant on O'Connell Street, North Adelaide, called "The American Eatery". Go there tonite... great people, exceptional food.

Posted by pete at 07:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

"Loveplay", by The Weird Sisters. Go see it now.

Posted by pete at 11:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Bug fixes a-plenty, with a few score changes due to finicky complaints... :|

Posted by pete at 02:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tip for WorldsEnd Cabaret FringeGoers - be prepared if it's hot. You will be stuck under a tent out the back of a pub, next to said pub's kitchen and generator, with not a skerrick of breeze to be had. This is probably a carefully calculated ploy...

Posted by pete at 09:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

If you go and see "The Exhibitionists", go early - there's many laughs to be had at the expense of the latecomers :)

Posted by pete at 12:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Nova (aka "Fringe Comedy HQ") seems to be a tad popular - arrive early for good seats!!

Posted by pete at 08:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

theater simple are back!! Yup, "Hunting for Moby Dick" is pretty damn cool, and once again the Foreign Legion looks like the place to be!! Ignore at your peril!!

Posted by pete at 06:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

OK, so all the tickets are booked, the Visa card is loaded: the schedule is comfortable, with not a whole heap of room to move. And then I find out Mr Bungle is coming to Adelaide, 1 show only, on the 15th of March!! Luckily, a quick perusal of the schedule indicates that this shouldn't be a problem...

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