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Coming up

2 May

Ahir Shah: Ends

A comedy show about family, immigration, marriage, history and politics.

6 - 8 May

Don't Touch My Trinkets

Let me take you on a tour through my personal gallery, there’s all kinds of treasures and wares.

6 - 10 May

SWEETIE

Johanna Cosgrove is back and more confused than ever!

6 - 10 May

Itay Phone Home

A journey from immigrating to New Zealand as a teenager to a rise as a contestant on The Bachelorette NZ.

6 - 10 May

What Dreams Are Made Of

For the recovering Catholic millennials and anyone who had their coming-of-age movie at age 32.

6 - 10 May

Poofta

Join Viki Moananu as he attempts to brainwash you into laughing with a Poofta in this comedy musical spectacular.

6 - 10 May

Welcome To My Dream

Abby Howells takes you on a journey into her own mind.

9 - 10 May

Raul Kohli: A British Hindu's Guide to the Universe

Raul Kohli is fluent in Hindu scripture, yoga & meditation. But having been raised British he also knows inner peace can also be found in a few beers...

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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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