Who We Are
We are Disco Turtle Productions, founded by myself, Marcel Blanch- de Wilt, and my wife and business partner, Eleanor Stankiewicz. Both of us are Fringe award winners for our work behind the scenes.

We have run the Fringe events at The Producers Bar for the past five years. We transformed the venue from a severely under-used space to a multi-stage Fringe hub. in 2017 we sold over 10,000 tickets, in 2018 we sold over 11,000. We hosted award-winning acts from all over the world. Prior to that we helped coordinate events at Harry’s Bar for the Adelaide Fringe and the Cabaret Fringe. We have been producing shows for the Adelaide Fringe since 2008. In that time we have seen great success, created excellent connections with artists and the Fringe office and of course had our fair share of learning experiences.

We believe in being present for the artists and audience. A key staff-member is on hand at all times to ensure everyone is supported. One of the Event Managers are available 24/7 via phone and e-mail. We love all things Fringe so we are always amongst it. It becomes our full-time job late Jan – mid March and each year we’re brainstorming and planning the festival from July onwards.



Originally both from Adelaide, we are now Sydney-based. Outside of Fringe, Marcel works as a teacher at NIDA Open and as a stand-up comedian while Eleanor is an actor, currently touring with Poetry in Action to schools around Australia.

Adelaide Fringe at The National Wine Centre  is an independent brand, brought to you by Disco Turtle Productions, committed to running fantastic events at the National Wine Centre during the festival season. We boast four spaces, running seven nights a week, with over 50 shows, clocking up about five hundred performances across Festive February and Mad March.

We hire the space, curate the line-up of artists, promote the shows and run our own special events with the aim to make Adelaide Fringe at The National Wine Centre the most exciting venue at the 2019 Fringe. This is the second year the NWC is being run as a Fringe venue and the first year it’s being run by Disco Turtle Productions. We aim to turn it into a must-visit destination. With your help we can put it on the festival map.

As we are an independent organisation separate from the bar, we operate largely on artist hire fees. In order to keep these low and therefore manageable for artists, we seek sponsorship from local businesses and individuals keen to be part of the largest fringe festival in the southern hemisphere.

Running this venue for us is a labour of love. We do not pay ourselves an hourly wage, we don't take a percentage of ticket sales from our artists, we are not hired by the Wine Centre, which is why we need your help!



How Your Donation is Used

- Furthering Our Advertising Reach: Adelaide Fringe is a competitive festival and we want to be able to spread word about our fantastic 2018 line-up. Your support allows us to significantly increase our promotional material and distribute it to a wider audience all over the city which will in turn spread awareness of your business.

- Venue Booklet: Our own slick guide designed by our very own graphic designer featuring all our shows to be distributed to cafes, bars, shops and Fringe box offices around Adelaide. The more sponsorship we receive, the further we can distribute our booklet.

- Special Events: We can attract a wider audience to our shows if we are able to put on exclusive events for lovers of arts and entertainment in Adelaide.

- Equipment / Design: In order to make the venue work and look its best we need to be able to purchase and hire the necessary items. This ensures the smooth operation of all our shows, presented in an eye-catching environment.

What You Receive in Return!

As a thankyou for every donation of $50 you will receive an invitation to our Gala Launch on Wednesday the 13th of Februrary. The event includes complimentary drinks and food as well a massive show featuring awesome Fringe favourites.