What's on

On now

13 Feb - 7 Mar

NZ Fringe 2026

BATS is back for FRINGE 2026! From 13 February – 7 March, we’re proud to be a key venue for the festival. Check out all the incredible shows you can catch at 1 Kent Terrace this year.

24 - 28 Feb

THE GOODMANS

When new neighbours Hannah and Barnaby arrive for dinner, it’s up to the family to make a strong first impression, get Noble a date for the prom, and round everything out with good old fashioned American family values.

24 - 28 Feb

The Last Straight Man on Earth

The year is 2030. The 'Woke Mind Virus' has infected the souls of the Wellington population, turning them into pronoun-having zombies. The last man standing is Josh Franken, a man who is very straight and normal and definitely not gay.

24 - 28 Feb

Ecz-asth-perated Fever

Welcome to MED Inc.: where diseases have KPIs, the Black Death is your boss, and murder might just mean a promotion.

24 - 28 Feb

My Puppet Who Sighs in Pearl Shavings

A tale of two faces, a sound deep at sea, and the small moments of anguish before sleep. Woven from anecdote, poetry, and myth, this intimate solo show is an apocalyptic trans allegory alongside an original electronic score.

24 - 28 Feb

Pōneke Gangster

Ikaiti, a trucker struggling through late 1940's Wellington, is used to less than legal jobs. His latest, however, is high above his pay-grade and proves far out of his league.

24 - 28 Feb

Tor Snyder: Tor de Force

From the frozen tundras of Canada to the stages of New Zealand, Tor Snyder has landed with one mission: jokes.

25 - 28 Feb
opening night

The Lizards Lie Within: A Lizardmen Movie Play Musical

Part time spy/super model, Pogolo Vaunslaught is trying to hunt down the Lizardmen who secretly rule the world, mainly through the power of their hips. After 11 years, he finally has a lead but no idea what he's in for.

26 - 28 Feb
opens tomorrow

The Remaining

Five girls, have spent the past five years living together in a boarding school. As they approach their final weeks together, buried secrets begin to surface, testing their relationships and understanding of each other.

Coming up

3 - 7 Mar

Messy

When you live with your best friend, you’re both artists and she’s on the edge, life gets Messy.

3 - 7 Mar

Redemption

Local chaos magnets, Ginge & Minge are here to give failed comedy ideas a second chance.

3 - 7 Mar

SwapRox

Is your attention span f****cked? PopRox has a baked up a delectable improv show where every 7 minutes, everyone swap roles in this high-energy, character based romp.

3 - 7 Mar

Bug Songs Not Love Songs

Your wall. Two bugs. They’re gonna sing at you.

3 - 7 Mar

The Meeting

One woman, seven characters: an explosion of political satire and hilarious farce.

4 - 7 Mar

A Man Named Dave

A Man Named Dave tells the story of an ordinary man with an extraordinary problem.

4 - 7 Mar

Tolerance

Eight of Te Whanganui-a-Tara’s most acclaimed emerging playwrights tolerated one another, as they paired up to create four short plays on the theme of Tolerance.

4 - 7 Mar

Operamoth

A cocoon bursts open into a fever dream.

12 - 14 Mar

Instant Theatre

Made up on the spot - just like life

19 - 21 Mar

As We Do - Play Reading

Join Sam and Trevor as they move through the secret, 1987 analogue world of gay cruising in parks and public toilets.

7 - 11 Apr

Selene

A radical explosion of an ancient myth.

16 - 18 Apr

Finding Cynthia

Adopted at two weeks old, Finding Cynthia is based on the true story of Sue Watson's search for the truth that no one wanted her to find.

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