Our body. My body. Your body. We’re all trapped in here. In the near future, a Wanderer walks through a wasteland, on a journey with no end. A multimedia fairytale about surviving chronic health conditions, no matter how matter how much it hurts.
A workshop in operating lights, sound and tech for improv theatre shows.
Our Instant Theatre players explore relationships in a way sure to make you laugh!
Set on the classic fairground ride this unique show will star a rotating (ha!) cast, weaving stories from the lives of the characters, spun more tightly than spun sugar.
Three improv teams face off in a battle for glory, honour, & the audience's favour. We'll bring the knives; you bring the judgement.
Winner of the NZ Fringe Parkin Development Award 2024. Tom and Suzanne Denborough are a lovely young couple looking for a tasteful terracotta townhouse on the outskirts of Antarctica. At least, they think they are. The truth is far stranger.
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
