FEBRUARY 14, 2025 – MARCH 8, 2025
Prepare to immerse yourself in a vibrant blend of creativity, passion, and pure entertainment as the 35th edition of the New Zealand Fringe Festival unfolds at BATS Theatre.
With over 20 shows across 95 presentations, the festival offers a platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their talents. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this iconic event. Gather your friends, book your tickets, and prepare to be amazed!
Prepare to immerse yourself in a vibrant blend of creativity, passion, and pure entertainment as the 35th edition of the New Zealand Fringe Festival unfolds at BATS Theatre.
Come for the deals, stay for the interactive exploration of Wellington - second hand.
True crime fun-facts, realising you joined a cult and boldly announcing your intrusive thoughts. Yeah - we sing about these things.
Bailey Poching is Doing Great. His career is going well, he's happy, and I mean, sure, he's been really busy since the funeral, but I'm sure that's not at all connected to how well he's doing!
When Nan returns to spend her last few days with her mokos before te rerenga wairua, the four girls are thrilled.
Friendship is hard, it’s harmonious, tumultuous, and grounding. Riding Waves, Growing Roots invites audiences to reflect on the connections that shape us, reminding us of the bonds we form, grow, and why we sometimes let go.
Faguette1 [fag-ghet] - french word for faggot Faguettedom1 [fag-ghet-dom] - french word for safe space for queer people
God knows you freaks want 50 mins of sketch comedy… and we’re here to deliver. House of Ick is bursting at the seams with outrageous characters, c*nty musical numbers, visceral messy sketches, and the best cringe you could hope for.
Sharehouses come and go, but some of them stay with us forever - whether we like it or not. Number 68 was one of those houses. Best Comedy Dunedin Fringe 2024 Nominee Nick Robertson returns with a new hour of captivating and hilarious storytelling.
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!
Office Hours
Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm
Show Dates
4pm - Late
