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Mark Metaphor stands in front of a microphone on stage at a bar's variety show. A video plays behind him of a famous cowboy pistol duel from a spaghetti western movie. Mark extends an index finger, no doubt articulating an insightful point.
The combined logos for the last two nights of the series. The logo for HITCHCOCK’S TROPES is a three-by-three grid in a black & white checkerboard design. Inside each tile is an iconic symbol from an Alfred Hitchcock film: a lighter, a pistol, some keys, a noose, a wad of cash. Next to this logo is the one for NIGHTMARE @ 20,000 FEET. It is a similar three-by-three black & white tiled grid. Each of the nine tiles has a single letter in it so that the whole thing spells out “NIGHTMARE”. The font looks like it is made from shattered glass & is reminiscent of cheesy sci-fi shows from the 1960s.
The combined logos for several of the night’s shows, side-by-side. The logo for the first two nights, GUNSLINGING GAME THEORY 1 & 2, is a black and white silhouette through the legs of one cowboy. We can see another cowboy they are in a duel with. Laid over the top, are mathematical formulae, graphs & patterns, like equations on a chalk board in a math professor's office. The logo for GAMES PEOPLE PLAY is like a black and white checkerboard. Some of the tiles spell out “games people play” and the other tiles contain iconic symbols for games and sports, like a baseball, basketball, chess pieces & poker cards.

MISTER METAPHOR MULTIMEDIA MARATHON

A decade since his first solo Fringe show, local burlesque boffin Mark Metaphor is dusting off his best free multimedia lectures each week of Fringe. How does a cowboy choose who to shoot in a Good, Bad &/or Ugly three-way standoff? What is James Bond's favourite casino game? Is Hollywood's Master of Suspense as good as they say? Every Sunday before Twilight, we'll visit a different Zone of the unknown. Come for the show, stay for the food & drink.

Feb 22nd: GUNSLINGING GAME THEORY: Spaghetti Westerns

March 1st: GUNSLINGING GAME THEORY 2: Mind your Math, Pardner!

March 8th: GAMES PEOPLE PLAY: A Pop-Psych History of Sports & Games

March 15th: HITCHCOCK’S TROPES: Mastering Suspense (2025 Weekly Fringe Award Winner)

March 22nd: NIGHTMARE @ 20,000 FEET: A Pop Culture Tribute to a Sci-Fi Legend

Please arrive early to ensure parking & seating. Venue has a wide menu of food & drinks all day & night before & after the show.

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Film and Digital • Solo Show
South Australia • World Premiere
 
Sun, 22 Feb - Sun, 22 Mar
 
60 min
 
Distillery Room at Ambra Spirits Distillery & Bar
 
MA15+ (1 Warning)
 
Free Event (No Tickets Needed)
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