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Coming up

16 - 20 Dec

Frankenstein

You haven't seen the story like this before...

18 - 20 Dec

Sexy Ghost of Xmas Boy

The silly season spin off of the legendary Sexy Ghost Trilogy, creator George Fenn presents an iconic interactive burlesque clown comedy to remind Wellingtonians of the true meaning of Christmas: Dystopic Consumerism.

13 - 15 Feb

El Colibrí

Three sisters reunite at their family home in Puerto Rico. Also... There's frogs!

13 - 14 Feb

Joana Joy: Miss Tui Whanganui 2009

Stacked with cultural commentary and physical comedy; proving ya' can take the girl out of Whanganui, but you can't take the Tui crown off her head.

17 - 21 Feb

How to Build a Gate

Tech genius, Liza can handle corporate pressure, a flirty neighbour and the chaos of modern life. But when her AI prototype starts developing a personality... she’s forced to confront the fine life between innovation and disaster.

17 - 21 Feb

Sosisi Tales

Three friends reunite after a year to embark on a pub crawl. What seems like catch-ups over a pint quickly becomes a confronting conversation that the group must have.

17 - 21 Feb

Once Upon a Time in Homowood

Did you know that some of Hollywood’s most iconic movies were gay gay gay?

17 - 21 Feb

MOTHER IS A DAUGHTER IS A MOTHER

A bold, multimedia, multidisciplinary exploration of being a mother while you are still a daughter, an artist, a woman, a body (amongst other things).

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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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