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FLIGHT OF FANCY: BATS TURNS 35

Saturday, 16 November 2024, 6pm -11pm

Born in late 1980s punk era, for one-night-only BATS Theatre is going fancy.

Decked out with the help of Wētā Workshop, you'll be treated to an unforgettable evening featuring live performances from an iconic lineup of artists and performers. Enjoy complimentary canapés and drinks and join a special auction, with rare and exciting items and experiences up for grabs.

This is sure to be an evening like no other.

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On now

16 - 19 Oct
opening night

Sister Wives

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.

Coming up

30 Oct - 2 Nov

blip.

blip is an interactive underwater adventure by award-winning performance artist Isaac Hooper The pioneering production of 'Cyborg Sound Poetry', blip harnesses embodied electronics for voice, light, and wordplay through clown.

31 Oct - 2 Nov

Hardly Workin'!

One clown and one DJ come together for a hectic mess about the joys found between 9 and 5.

7 - 9 Nov

CHOP SHOP

Your friendly neighbourhood special featuring a star-studded cast of Pōneke’s prettiest comedy people.

7 - 9 Nov

He Māori?

A comedic, musical exploration into the absurdity of being both the colonised and coloniser in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

16 Nov

FLIGHT OF FANCY: BATS TURNS 35

Born in late 1980s punk era, for one-night-only BATS Theatre is going fancy, for a fundraising event like no other.

23 Nov

Twilieght - The Loca Edition

Our saviour Stephenie Meyer queened out when she wrote the saga that is Twilight. Come and unpack the comedic masterpiece that is, Twilieght.

26 - 30 Nov

THE MILKYVERSE

Legends return, normies become heroes, and the fates of all worlds are being hung out to dry in season six of the MILK saga.

4 - 7 Dec

Alma and the Mind Galaxy

Alma’s mind is a confusing place and to understand it she needs to go on a wild journey!

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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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