We have reached the final week of Fringe! Check out this list of shows happening at BATS here as part of the affordable festival...
Diverse contemporary dance with eclectic style showcases three separate works from three New Zealand choreographers in Ternion, last night tonight!
With two more performances, Charlie dares to confront the fragility of life in this compelling work by Fleur Fitzpatrick.
Can beauty be found behind the toaster? Two lives in neighbouring rooms co-exist intricately in the same space onstage
with this rock'n'roll love story, Blinkers.
2 Kiwis and a Spic shows us original NZ dance theatre at its best, opening Tuesday night at 6.30pm!
Get Cuffed takes the stage with a wickedly funny, one-woman cabaret featuring Bryony Skillington, opening Wednesday night.
A poetic slice of life on the streets comes to BATS on Friday night with Ruthie Bird and the King of Hearts.
Hail to the Thief opens on Saturday night, with the secular retelling of the Biblical story of King David and his adulterous affair with
Bathsheba. Power, corruption and seduction blur the boundaries of right and wrong…
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THIS WEEK AT BATS
Season: Thurs 21 - Mon 25 February
Time: 6.30pm
Tickets: $15 full / $12 concession / $10 Fringe Addicts
Join three New Zealand choreographers as they come together to create an hour of diverse contemporary dance that will
showcase their eclectic style and movement.
Original ideas and beautiful imagery will be shown in three separate works that will take the audience on a journey
through time, into water and into the compelling world of dance.
Season: Sat 23 - Tue 26 February
Time: 9.30pm
Tickets: $16 full / $12 concession / $10 Fringe Addicts
TWIN ENGINE THEATRE presents
How do you want to be remembered when you die?
For Anna Sutherland, a 30 year old woman awaiting her execution on death row, every minute counts.
Don’t miss 60 minutes of explosive, provocative theatre where all your preconceptions and stereotypes will be
challenged.
Written & directed by Fleur Fitzpatrick, Charlie dares to confront the fragility of life, as we meet two people whose lives will
be forever intertwined.
**R16 – contains offensive language & nudity**
Season: Sun 24 - Thurs 28 February
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $16 full / $12 concession / $10 Fringe Addicts
Written and performed by Dan Musgrove and Natalie Medlock
Directed by Sophie Roberts
An unlikely love story between two neighbours, Blinkers crams the simplicity of horses and the driving rhythms of Patti
Smith into two tiny apartments, and asks why it is so difficult to communicate over the smallest distances? Saddle up
for a funny and moving peek at love…
Season: Tue 26 - Fri 29 February
Time: 6.30pm
Tickets: $16 full / $12 concession / $10 Fringe Addicts
Three dance works, united by extreme physicality and dramatic theatrics.
Katie Burton (Winner Best Dance Fringe 07), Maria Dabrowska (Honourable Mention Best Dance, Stand out Performer Fringe
07) and Mariana Rinaldi bring their miscellaneous choreographic talents from Auckland, Wellington and Argentina together
for a premiere event at BATS Theatre, Fringe 08.
Original NZ dance theatre at its best
Season: Wed 27 February - Sat 1 March
Time: 9.45pm
Tickets: $16 full / $12 concession / $10 Fringe Addicts
“Lights come up slowly to reveal a scantily clad woman tied to a four poster bed. She is totally still for the first few
minutes, then spits out the dradle stuffed firmly into her mouth and begins to sing…”
Meet Esther - she's single, she's sexy and she's ready to sing.
Get Cuffed is a light-hearted look at one woman’s romantic history. Tied to a bed (and waiting for a lover who may or
may not return), Esther looks back over a string of affairs and broken dreams, performing 13 songs that range from
hilarious to heartbreaking.
A wickedly funny, one-woman cabaret featuring Bryony Skillington.
Season: Fri 29 February - Sat 8 March
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $16 full / $13 concession / $10 Fringe Addicts
In Ellie Smith’s first play, life is a constant battle for Ruthie Bird and her mentally impaired son. Survival and
dreams are at the heart of this funny and moving portrayal of homeless people. Interspersed with live blues vocals, the
four characters live through a day they will never forget.
Season: Sat 1 - Sat 8 March
Time: 6.15pm
Tickets: $16 full / $12 concession / $10 Fringe Addicts
By Philip Braithwaite
Directed by David Lawrence (King Lear, I.D)
The newest play from Philip Braithwaite (The Ghost of Woody Allen) re-tells the story of King David and his adulterous
affair with Bathsheba. Explore the consequences of political appetite in this post-modern take on a biblical classic.
Has much has changed in 4000 years?
Win a double pass to the opening night of Get Cuffed_! To enter, just tell us what Esther is tied to during the show!
Competition drawn randomly on Tuesday 26 February at 3pm
Congratulations to Jane who won a double pass to see Ternion last week!
Mental Health Break
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Use your Fringe Addict Card to snap up the cheap deals on Tuatara at The Pit Bar - just $5 a bottle during Fringe for
all Addict Card holders!
BOOK NOW
To book for any performance at BATS simply email book@bats.co.nz with your name, number of tickets and date you wish to attend. We will reply to confirm your booking and you can pay
when you come to the show. Splendid!
ENDS