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OUR FUNDRAISER AUCTION IS LIVE

Our annual fundraiser with our long-time pals at RadioActive.fm is happening soon and it wouldn’t be the same without some killer auctions!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we’ve got a lineup of awesome items up for grabs, from local artists, creatives, and organisations who’ve donated a range of goodies to suit every taste.

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On now

7 - 12 Oct
last night

ONE BEDROOM AVAILABLE...

Seeking flatmate - must be open-minded, respectful, and willing to sacrifice autonomy. Viewings all week, hope you’re the chosen one.

Coming up

14 - 18 Oct

The Butler Did It

The best detective work this side of the Hutt.

14 - 19 Oct

What the world needs now...

An exploration of LOVE through songs from stage and screen.

22 Oct

Triple Threat Comedy Night

3 of Wellington's sharpest comics, ready to kill it.

24 - 25 Oct

Dungeons and Demons

Hell is empty, and all the devils are playing DnD.

31 Oct

Rave to the Grave

Fund-Raise the Dead. BATS and RadioActive.FM are teaming up this Halloween for a a night of frights, fun, and floor-shaking frequencies.

4 - 8 Nov

Songs From a Spellbound City

A Spooky Improvised Musical

4 - 8 Nov

Messy

When you live with your best friend, you’re both artists and she’s on the edge, life gets Messy.

11 - 15 Nov

Skwert (The Reunion)

A Boy Band Murder Mystery Musical

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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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