Jonty Hendry
General Manager - jonty@bats.co.nz
Jonty takes care of how BATS runs and grows and brings all the tools to fly BATS to the future. He is the former Artistic Director of Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre and was previously Head of Acting and an Associate Director of Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School. Jonty is a strong advocate for the arts who is regularly called on for his skills in governance, moderation and advisory.
Nick Zwart
Programme Director - nick@bats.co.nz
Nick has been in and around the BATS building for over a decade. As audience, actor, maker and designer. After working at BATS as the Technical and Facilities Manager since 2016, he is now Programme Director.
Cailin Neal
Marketing and Fundraising Manager - cailin@bats.co.nz
Cailin is responsible for making sure that everyone knows all about BATS and our amazing shows. Along with Jonty, she works on finding much needed additional financial support for the theatre. She came to us from the US via London where she was working for a number of publishing companies.
Troy Mihaka
Front of House Manager - troy@bats.co.nz
Troy organises our team of volunteer ushers, bar and box office teams. Originally from Dunedin, Troy has spent over 15 years working in Hospitality and Tourism across New Zealand, Australia and Germany. Now roosting at BATS, Troy is able to combine his love of the arts with his love of helping people.
Kristin Burns
Venue and Events Coordinator - kristin@bats.co.nz
Kristin has worked in a variety of events from rock concerts to community theatre. She's called some excellent venues 'home' including The Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, Auckland's Q Theatre and The Classic Comedy Club. You can find her coordinating bookings in our spaces while sipping on Chai Tea.
Brynne Tasker-Poland
Technical and Facilities Manager - tech@bats.co.nz
Brynne looks after all things technical at BATS as well as looking out for the safety of everyone who works here. Brynne has been working as a technician, stage manager, producer and designer in Wellington across many different disciplines and is here to bring those skills to help BATS whānau put on their shows.
Front of House Coordinators
Pearl Kennedy
Front of House Team
Our FOH team are a multi-talented bunch who you will see working at both the Box Office and bar:
Phoebe Johnson
Lennox Grootjans
Lily Mulholland
Ben Ashby
Bar Team
Our bar staff are always super good sorts and always up for a yarn.
Scott Williams
Rebekah Bakker
Lou Lou Krebs
Joe McGann
House Techs
Hooray for our house techs! These guys are serious technical lifesavers.
Alex Greig
Keely McCann
Darryn Woods
Michael Trigg
Lee Merryn
Patrick Davies
Zoe Higgins
Tony Black
The BATS Theatre Board
Our volunteer board members are awesome BATS advocates and provide a brilliant range of skills and experience that keep us flying steady.
John Apanowicz (Chair)
Cathie Sheat (Deputy Chair)
Ed Watson
Meredith Elley
Jo Carr
Sherilee Kahui
Sandy Gildea
