tahi festival 2025
TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA - TAHI Festival, New Zealand's only festival dedicated to showcasing solo performance is back this year, and of course, BATS is all in for it!
From 10-20 September 2025 soloists from around the nation - from established to emerging practitioners - will gather in Pōneke to present work, collaborate and make connections across the industry.
Tickets are limited, and early booking is highly recommended to secure your seat.
Explore our full programme at tahifestivalnz.com
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See any two TAHI Festival shows at BATS Theatre for just $30
a saving of $10!
There once was a boy…
Written and performed by Robert Lloyd
A fun, poetic performance for tweens, teens and their whānau. This live “pop-up book” explores curiosity, courage, and finding light in the darkness.
Chloe’s Revenge
Written and performed by Chloe Bettina
With biting wit, Chloe lays bare the heartbreak of rejection from the world she adores, and turns that pain into power. This is a story of survival, self-discovery, and the ultimate comeback: becoming the best version of yourself when the system says you don’t belong.
grass roots
Written and performed by Raureti Ormond
Grass Roots is a heartfelt and charming musical about the colossal culture of rugby. From club fields to Eden Park, a queer boy embarks on an epic odyssey through the New Zealand Rugby ages.
Created for rangatahi and whānau, this powerful story speaks to all generations.
B.M.I : BAD MŌMONA INDIVIDUAL (playreading)
Created by Īhaka Martyn. Play read by Kaisa Fa'atui.
Tired of having no room for self love? Maybe burning 50kgs in 50 minutes will change that.
Filled with self-helpless tips, banging tunes and kōrero hōhonu, this playreading will dissect the fraught relationships we have with our tinana, and where those nasty thoughts are really coming from.
Over and Out
Created and performed by Jackson Burling
"NEVER become a truck driver!" - A young Jackson Burling took that advice, avoiding the fork in the road, but now, after a long and gruelling two year slog in the arts industry he must confront that age old question: "why not, Dad?" - and take us along for the ride.
HATCH Showcase
Presented by: Leia Edmonds, Waikamania Seve, Joel Washington, Gabriel Murphy and Aroha Morrison
TAHI Festival’s student showcase, HATCH, champions our next generation of solo performers.
Discover these Five new fresh voices and bold stories.
