Fringe Finale

Fringe Finale

It's been a pretty full on week across New Zealand, and of course everyone at BATS sends our love and thoughts to the people of Christchurch. It's been amazing to see the country mobilise with support, and we are really proud of the Fringe shows who have donated profits to earthquake relief funds, and to all those artists who are banding together for various fundraising events around Wellington and New Zealand. It's been a strong reminder of the incredible community that we are all a part of.

The Fringe wraps up this week, and we have the perfect mix of escapist fun and experimental madness that always sets the BATS programme apart. You have two more nights to catch the superhero stylings of Big Trouble in Small Newtown, and romantic comedy Don't Eat the Bed opens tonight. We also think you should book quickly for Porcelaintoy presents: Contrite Elegant Rebel which will be the perfect musical way to start your weekend and farewell the Fringe.

We'd also love to see you down at the Pit Bar on Saturday night to celebrate the end of the Festival and also to farewell our Technical Manager Anneliese Mudge who is leaving us after four years. We are really sad to see her go, but excited to welcome Todd Houston who flew in from Australia last week where he has been working at Movie World on large scale stunt shows. Wicked.

See you at the theatre!

xxxBATS

Big Trouble in Small Newtown

by Jennifer Martin and Bianca Seinafo

CLOSES TOMORROW! until March 1st @ 8pm

$16 / $14 / $12

An absurd adventure that will take you from the far reaches of the galaxy to .... Newtown (by way of the Mighty Boosh and Jurassic Park).

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The Aliens of Poverty Bay

by Aidan Weekes

CLOSES WEDNESDAY! until March 2nd @ 9.30pm

$16 / $14 / $12

Flying saucers, hitchhiking aliens, the world ending in 2007. Acclaimed filmmaker Martin Boyle tells the thrilling true story of the Aliens of Poverty Bay.

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Don't Eat the Bed

OPENS TONIGHT! until March 4th @ 6.30pm

$16 / $14 / $12

An unromantic comedy from the people that brought us the acclaimed Thricely? Precisely! A Pocketful of Pips.

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Future Astronauts

Choreographed by Kyah Dove

OPENS WEDNESDAY! until March 5th @ 8pm

$16 / $14 / $12

An exciting new cross disclipinary experimental work featuring dance, acting, poetry and acrobatics.

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(n)one down

by Uther Dean

OPENS TUESDAY! until March 5th @ 8.30pm

KOHA - in the Pit Bar

A story about love, loss and the search for just the right clue.

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Contrite Elegant Rebel

OPENS THURSDAY! until March 5th @ 9.30pm

A seductive electro acoustic concert featuring new music from Porcelaintoy. A collaboration of form not to be missed.

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The Idea of America

by Sam Shore

Tuesday March 8th - Saturday March 19th @ 7pm

$20 / $14

An exciting new New Zealand work that explores the universal story of how a modern family copes with the loss of a parent, interweaved with the fantastical world of a stage diva gone mad! This acclaimed work comes to BATS after several sell out Auckland seasons and features Michelle Hine (Go Girls) and Fern Sutherland (The Almighty Johnsons).

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and in The Pit Bar...

The Fringe Festival is in full swing, meaning the Pit Bar is open EVERY DAY through until March 5th! So come on down from 5pm for a drink in the sun before checking out the Festival show of your choice. You an also donate to the Pit Bar Earthquake Relief Fund, and get a free whiskey for your troubles!

And remember - if you have a Fringe Addict card (available from RadioActive) you can get Macs Beers for $5. That's pretty cheap.

SATURDAY 5 MARCH - FAREWELL ANNELIESE

It's the last night of the Fringe so join us for some party fun times! We will also be farewelling Anneliese, so stop in for a drink and say goodbye to the Fringe and to the technical genius who has held BATS together for the last 4 years.

Win cool stuff!

The acclaimed The Idea of America comes to BATS after several sell out seasons in Auckland, and we have a double pass for the opening night. To be in to win simply tell us your favourite thing about America. I like Disneyland and most things produced by HBO.

Congrats to Anthea who has picked up a double pass to the opening night of Don't Eat the Bed, and to Louise who will be checking out Future Astronauts. Wicked.

ENTER NOW!

Mental Health Break

The Oscars are being handed out today, so here are a couple of Academy Awards related links -

10 Things You're Likely to See.

Natalie Portman crying.

Awesome pics from Oscars past.

Angry Birds is the best game ever. And now comes in cake form.

Star Wars meets Dr Seuss.

Email me! if you have any sweet links.

BOOK NOW

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