Get your giggle on, the NZ international Comedy Festival is taking over this May!
The NZ International Comedy Festival is an annual highlight on Aotearoa’s arts calendar, and with almost 20 shows over three weeks here at BATS there is something sure to tickle everyone's funny bone.
Check out the full line up of Comedy Fest shows we have coming to BATS.
Get your giggle on, the NZ international Comedy Festival is taking over this May. With almost 20 shows Comedy Fest shows right here at BATS there's something to reach everyones funny bone.
Dare to enter the dark minds of New Zealand’s 666’s darkest goth band. Darkwave druid Richard Nothing (Jemaine Clement) and Coldwave bassist Clown Of Thornz (Jonny Brugh) conjoin by osmosis to bring you a funeral of songs to send you to a dark place.
Sam was just a child in 1998 when his family escaped a war-torn Ethiopia for a Sudanese refugee camp, before finding themselves all the way in New Zealand
A debut comedy solo hour about queerness, destiny and arguing with your siblings.
Murder, mystery and hot improvisers in three piece suits, what more could you want?
Dan is recently single, and finally getting therapy. He's not there to find a solution - he just wants to tell a stranger that he doesn't plan on changing.
‘The Queen Years’ is a brand-new Femme Natale show with brand new sketches. This time, it’s about those extraordinary years in a parent’s life when we must re-emerge from the baby hole and find ourselves again as individuals. R18
A gut-wrenching Greek tragedy about family, morality, and the sacrifices demanded by love and war.
A workshop in operating lights, sound and tech for improv theatre shows.
Briar’s always been a sleepwalker, but it’s no longer just her REM cycle that's suffering. Based on the true story of a series of things that didn’t really happen, playwright Helen Vivienne Fletcher draws on her lifetime of sleep misadventures.
Two directors will need the audience to suggest games to put these (more or less) talented improvisors to the test. Will they break under pressure, or will they shine? We need people who are not afraid to judge.
Our cast helps two characters struggling to overcome their flaws, to win everything they desire. Will they?
Doom & Bloom likes to push the envelope, usually in unwise ways. Come watch us absurdly explore controversies that probably don’t deserve the attention.
The Hearts stand valiant in one corner. The Bones hunger for glory in the other. Two teams vie for your applause in this completely improvised competition!
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
