Posts Tagged: Adelaide Fringe

On why I’ve been neglecting you

So, once again, I’ve been very busy and neglected talking to you. But here’s my excuse – I’ve been coordinating a very large, very demanding parade for the Adelaide Fringe. It took place last Friday, and only just – for

On why I’ve been neglecting you

So, once again, I’ve been very busy and neglected talking to you. But here’s my excuse – I’ve been coordinating a very large, very demanding parade for the Adelaide Fringe. It took place last Friday, and only just – for

On inspiration

On Saturday I went to see the dress rehearsal for a show being performed by students from a local community circus school. Quite simply, they were amazing. The show was made up of about fifteen kids, from about nine to

On inspiration

On Saturday I went to see the dress rehearsal for a show being performed by students from a local community circus school. Quite simply, they were amazing. The show was made up of about fifteen kids, from about nine to

On pondering while being bookishly crafty

It’s come to my last week at Adelaide Fringe for this season, so I thought I better talk about something that occurred to me while working there a few weeks back while doing one of the hundreds of odd jobs

On pondering while being bookishly crafty

It’s come to my last week at Adelaide Fringe for this season, so I thought I better talk about something that occurred to me while working there a few weeks back while doing one of the hundreds of odd jobs

On Desert Fringe

Last week I was working in Port Augusta, a small regional town in South Australia, on Desert Fringe. The Adelaide Fringe brings acts to Port Augusta (approximately three and a half hours from Adelaide) for two nights, and the town

On Desert Fringe

Last week I was working in Port Augusta, a small regional town in South Australia, on Desert Fringe. The Adelaide Fringe brings acts to Port Augusta (approximately three and a half hours from Adelaide) for two nights, and the town

On book fittings

Adelaide Fringe Parade is getting close! Costume fittings last week.

On book fittings

Adelaide Fringe Parade is getting close! Costume fittings last week.

On feeling a little bit famous

So, super exciting, the Adelaide Fringe have been sneakily reading my blog! They decided that they thought my posts on rescuing books and what the Adelaide Fringe were doing with them would be interesting not only to you guys, but

On feeling a little bit famous

So, super exciting, the Adelaide Fringe have been sneakily reading my blog! They decided that they thought my posts on rescuing books and what the Adelaide Fringe were doing with them would be interesting not only to you guys, but

On giving books a second life

I know I should probably be writing about bookish things that happened to me on my trip, or about one of the 1001 Children’s Books I Must Read Before I Grow Up (that is what this blog is supposed to

On giving books a second life

I know I should probably be writing about bookish things that happened to me on my trip, or about one of the 1001 Children’s Books I Must Read Before I Grow Up (that is what this blog is supposed to

On giving books a second life

Do you remember, a little while ago, I wrote a post about collecting a whole lot of unwanted second hand books for my work at the Adelaide Fringe? Well, I can give you a sneak peek at some of the

On giving books a second life

Do you remember, a little while ago, I wrote a post about collecting a whole lot of unwanted second hand books for my work at the Adelaide Fringe? Well, I can give you a sneak peek at some of the

On positive reading

Today was the unveiling of the Adelaide Fringe 2013 Poster. Ta-da! After the drinking of expresso martinis, eating of the macarons, filming of interviews (not interviews of me, of course, but our new Fringe Ambassador Paul McDermott), and the cleaning

On positive reading

Today was the unveiling of the Adelaide Fringe 2013 Poster. Ta-da! After the drinking of expresso martinis, eating of the macarons, filming of interviews (not interviews of me, of course, but our new Fringe Ambassador Paul McDermott), and the cleaning

On rescuing books

So I haven’t told you much about my new job at the Adelaide Fringe, which I have been enjoying for the past month. I’m working predominately on the Opening Night Parade.  I can’t tell you much yet (partly because I

On rescuing books

So I haven’t told you much about my new job at the Adelaide Fringe, which I have been enjoying for the past month. I’m working predominately on the Opening Night Parade.  I can’t tell you much yet (partly because I