FEBRUARY 14, 2025 – MARCH 8, 2025
Prepare to immerse yourself in a vibrant blend of creativity, passion, and pure entertainment as the 35th edition of the New Zealand Fringe Festival unfolds at BATS Theatre.
With over 20 shows across 95 presentations, the festival offers a platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their talents. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this iconic event. Gather your friends, book your tickets, and prepare to be amazed!
Alayne never forgets an insult, in fact she wrote a whole show about it.
A musical comedy about the sperms journey to the egg, filled with songs, drama, action, and education. Follow our team of misfit sperms as they travel through the treacherous depths of the vagina and discover their personal identity along the way.
Prepare to immerse yourself in a vibrant blend of creativity, passion, and pure entertainment as the 35th edition of the New Zealand Fringe Festival unfolds at BATS Theatre.
After a sold out season at the NZ International Comedy Festival, Josh Metcalfe and Melissa Lawlor are coming to Wellington. A split bill show where Josh and Melissa will do 30 mins each of sassy stand up.
Inspired by the hit Netflix show Bridgerton, this long-form improv comedy show whisks you into a dazzling world of scandal, romance and razor-sharp wit—all made up on the spot!
Aotearoa, 1935. Under a veil of government secrecy, an inventor is taken to Matiu Somes Island to build a death ray. This is his story. Well, maybe it is.
Coming up on Coro: Ken’s shocked by what he finds, audiences are unsurprised by yet another scene in the local pub, and two Kiwis figure out if they got their Manchester accents down in time!
Tune in to the FINAL episode of The Tittles!, as they celebrate a decade of Tittle-tastic times. There will be cake, musical chairs, blood, and lot's and lot's of fun! The show must go on.
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
