What's on

On now

11 - 14 Mar
last night

Guy Gunn: Beast Basher

A cryptid hunter sneaks into a meeting of famous monsters intending to kill them but is instead confronted by their humanity.

Coming up

18 - 22 Mar

Running Wet Through A Tunnel

They're BACK! A show that will make you wet with laughter, wet with tears, and wet again with… more laughter!

18 - 22 Mar

Idk: Angst & Hormones

A girl pins her eating disorder on her distant Swiss ancestors, a guy comes to terms with his goth phase being a total sham, a girl struggles to recreate the fantasy romances of her favourite WattPad Fanfiction...

25 - 29 Mar

Murder on the Dance Floor

When the school disco takes a dark turn, three preteens must do whatever it takes to make sure their big night goes smoothly.

1 - 5 Apr

AltarNative and Māori Krishna

A double bill of solo shows about life outside of the mainstream.

2 - 5 Apr

ESCAPING

A gay exposé about living, loving, losing and learning.

2 - 5 Apr

Whose Memory Lights The Dark

A story of first love navigating life after unexpected tragedy, altering the couple’s trajectory forever.

8 - 12 Apr

Supping With The Devil

Leni Riefenstahl is called Hitler's "Pin-Up Girl," a brilliant filmmaker who sold her soul to the Nazi regime, ruining her career. Supping with the Devil tells her story.

15 - 26 Apr

In The Green

Dare to declare who you are. A musical unlike any you've seen, an astonishingly, sonically sophisticated saga of two exceptional women broken by the world and their journey of healing that changed history.

2 May

Ahir Shah: Ends

A comedy show about family, immigration, marriage, history and politics.

6 - 8 May

Don't Touch My Trinkets

Let me take you on a tour through my personal gallery, there’s all kinds of treasures and wares.

6 - 10 May

SWEETIE

Johanna Cosgrove is back and more confused than ever!

6 - 10 May

Itay Phone Home

A journey from immigrating to New Zealand as a teenager to a rise as a contestant on The Bachelorette NZ.

6 - 10 May

What Dreams Are Made Of

For the recovering Catholic millennials and anyone who had their coming-of-age movie at age 32.

6 - 10 May

Poofta

Join Viki Moananu as he attempts to brainwash you into laughing with a Poofta in this comedy musical spectacular.

6 May - 24 Mar

NZ INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL

Get ready for another round of non-stop laughter as the NZ International Comedy Festival returns to BATS this year!

6 - 10 May

Welcome To My Dream

Abby Howells takes you on a journey into her own mind.

9 - 10 May

Raul Kohli: A British Hindu's Guide to the Universe

Raul Kohli is fluent in Hindu scripture, yoga & meditation. But having been raised British he also knows inner peace can also be found in a few beers...

13 - 17 May

Rebellina

Determined to impress and positively influence her strong-willed daughter, Lesa MacLeod-Whiting is a Rebellina with a cause.

13 - 17 May

IT’S GETTING HOT-ENE, SO TELL ME ALL YOUR JOKES

Hoani brings his personal style of comedy in a show about finding your place and getting by in a crazy world.

13 - 17 May

The Kapahaka Dropout

A fair-skinned Māori with a big mouth and bigger dreams, takes you on a wild ride through his life growing up in the hood with identity struggles to hilarious culture clashes.

13 - 17 May

BOTTOM SURGERY

Enter Lily Catastrophe’s world of boys’ schools and girl failures as she explains all the parts you didn’t want to know about The Surgery.

13 - 14 May

White Man's Burden

Unmarried Chinese daughter, He Huang came out as a white man on stage.

13 - 17 May

Exposé

Sera (or is she?) has an embarrassing secret to reveal.

15 - 17 May

Kirsty Webeck

Australia's reigning champion of cheerful comedy, Kirsty Webeck, is coming back!

20 - 24 May

We Need to Talk

We Need To Talk is your messy group chat come to life, where everyone gets unhinged nicknames and we talk trash while also being deeply serious.

20 - 24 May

Laura Lexx in ‘Slinky’

This show is effortlessly heartwarming, hilarious about motherhood, and fearless with the front row.

20 - 24 May

Merely Beloved

Elaine has just lost her beloved husband, Joe, to a heart attack which she may have accidentally caused.

20 - 24 May

Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato

A tale of past demons, future hopes, and the universal struggle of the family we need versus the family we get.

20 - 24 May

Kajun Brooking Escapes The Hood

Born into a neighbourhood where gangsters drink Moccona because it has more MMM, comes an epic tale of one man’s mission to escape the Hood.

20 - 24 May

EPIC WAY! I'm Gay? Oui oui faguette™ I LOVE KIM HILL (1999 version)

Faguette1 [fag-ghet] - french word for faggot Faguettedom1 [fag-ghet-dom] - french word for safe space for queer people.

decorative rip

Download the latest guano

decorative rip