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On now

3 - 6 Dec
opening night

Strays

“I want to do something splendid...something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.” - 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott

3 - 6 Dec
opening night

Youltide

When grief overstays its welcome, even Christmas can’t save You.

5 Dec

TAMA - a rehearsed play reading and wānanga

This 'slice-of-life' drama set in Rotorua introduces a fresh new perspective from Emerging Māori Theatre practitioner Ngahaki Gardiner

Coming up

9 - 13 Dec

Janice's Last Christmas

REPLY ALL: Alright team, it's Janice's last xmas work do. See u all there.

9 - 13 Dec

Dark Matter

One vote will change everyone's life.

11 - 13 Dec

Dungeons and Dickens: A Crit'mas Carol

Have you been good to your DM this year?

16 - 20 Dec

Frankenstein

You haven't seen the story like this before...

18 - 20 Dec

Sexy Ghost of Xmas Boy

The silly season spin off of the legendary Sexy Ghost Trilogy, creator George Fenn presents an iconic interactive burlesque clown comedy to remind Wellingtonians of the true meaning of Christmas: Dystopic Consumerism.

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About BATS

From a gorgeous three level repurposed historic building we nurture creative talent and showcase exciting new NZ performance. Our buzzing year-round programme is an alternative mash-up of theatre, dance, improv, stand-up, and experimental work.

​We partner in the development of exciting and bold performance. Through the meeting of digital and live art, bolstering BATS as a hub of creativity and showcasing diverse festival activity we support career sustainability and wellbeing for all.

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Accessibility

We aim to make visiting BATS as easy as possible for everyone. If you need support with access, audio, visual needs, or with reserving an easy access seat in the theatre we encourage you to contact us prior to your visit and discuss your individual needs with our friendly Box Office team.

Put on a show

Putting on a show at BATS is a pretty sweet deal. We spend more supporting our shows than we make back with our low venue fees. That’s alright by us though, we exist to support emerging artists and showcase new NZ performance!

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