BATS Theatre is doing something massive on the night of 16 November as part of our 35th birthday!
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Welcome to the Festival! Voyage into uncharted waters with a crew of dashing performers from the shows yet to come!
Supernatural creatures grapple with love, rage and temptation in an improvised musical.
Settle in for an evening of yarn spinning and storytelling from a spontaneous tira whakaari.
Teams of improvisors meet for the first time in a no-holds-barred, knock-down, drag-out, bare-knuckle brawl! Of improv!
Experience Bodyworks, a genre-defying movement piece that delves into the beauty, challenges, oddities and stories of living in our unique bodies.
Perúvian improviser Andrea Ferpo uses objects from the audience to explore the lives of women.
The old stories say that there used to be magic, once. It is no longer safe to discuss this openly. There is a guide who claims to know their way to an ancient source. A small group of travellers is following the guide, each for reasons of their own.
Are you feeling better yet? Join us on an improvised journey through the beauty and chaos of life.
The show is based on the Filipino custom of “pamamanhikan,” which is the meeting of the two families before the wedding. It’s an interactive show where the audience gets to decide on the fate of the couple using their red and green flags to vote.
The most authentically inauthentic Shakespeare show, made up on the spot.
It's the end of the Festival! Come join us to send it off in style!
A Bollywood masala movie live on stage, created on the spot by a multi-ethnic cast of Kiwi improvisers!
Wilhemina Williams is making her triumphant return home after 4 decades away and much musical success in many countries. Become the live studio audience for everyone's favourite, nostalgic 90's sitcom.
Based on a true NZ Story, Sister Wives reveals in the depths of twisted love, the indomitable strength of sisterhood and the disquieting realisation that darkness can lurk in familiar corners.
One clown and one DJ come together for a hectic mess about the joys found between 9 and 5.
Your friendly neighbourhood special featuring a star-studded cast of Pōneke’s prettiest comedy people.
Our saviour Stephenie Meyer queened out when she wrote the saga that is Twilight. Come and unpack the comedic masterpiece that is, Twilieght.
Legends return, normies become heroes, and the fates of all worlds are being hung out to dry in season six of the MILK saga.
Alma’s mind is a confusing place and to understand it she needs to go on a wild journey!
Featuring the trials of three well-known gothic literature characters: Dr Frankenstein, Count Dracula, and Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde, Verdict’s courtroom sees the souls of the dead put on trial for their sins.
Following on from a sold-out January festival, we are treated to a second Six Degrees Festival this year with five new shows!
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.
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.
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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Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm
Show Dates
4pm - Late
