'Thelma and Louise' but it's two men and they burnt their house down. Now they're in Gisborne.
Spoken word with improvised music, taken from the book, The Richard Poems.
Someone wakes up. It is a working man. They are a bug! Sounds familiar, doesn’t it…
Join us as schools across Te Whanganui-a-Tara battle it out in a winner takes all improv showdown!
Star-crossed lovers, power tools, and jazz hands…an original and hilariously Kiwi musical where Mitre 10 Mega and Bunnings Warehouse face off in a battle of love and loyalty. This is Full Volume theatre, and we’re pumping the noise by 15%.
Homebodies is a physical theatre exploration of the significance of home as we transition through life.
“I want to do something splendid...something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.” - 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott
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
