Theatre / October 2023
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Review: The Importance of Being Earnest
- The Wellingtonista
- Circa Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest has marked itself down as a fantastic retelling of my favourite non-New Zealand play, and an excellent night out besides. Staged in a thrust stage in Circa One, Jonathan Price’s directorial hand is evident as a play that is often so caught in (delightful) internal conversations is broadened […]
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Night of the Silver Moon - Halloween Special
- Bats Theatre
- An ongoing serialized live shit-show in the style of classic radio drama. Night of the Silver Moon will bring you all the hormones, all the howling, once a month.
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Heads Down Thumbs Up
- Bats Theatre
- Consumed in clouds of chaos, from the constant gospel of hot women online to the abundance of signs pointing left right and centre..... Everyone else seems to know which way to go? Or do they?
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Milkoween
- Bats Theatre
- Throw water balloons to change the narrative in Wellington’s wettest improv show, this time with a spooky seasonal twist.
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Review: Ruthless
- The Wellingtonista
- Reviewed by Talia Carlisle “Where does talent come from?” This is the key question asked by character Sylvia St. Croix (Bea Lee-Smith) in Kauri Theatre’s talent-full production of Ruthless at Gryphon Theatre on until Saturday. The show, directed by Bonita Edwards is brimming with talent from Bea Lee-Smith’s sequin covered entrance. There’s cheerful dance numbers, […]
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Lady Windermere's Fan
- Bats Theatre
- ‘We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.’
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tartuffe
- Bats Theatre
- Secrets, lies and disguised motives from a hypocrite.
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Review: A Bit Dramatic
- The Wellingtonista
- This show was incredibly popular and got reviewed multiple times during the Improv Fest! Check out a variety of those reviews below. – Reviewed by Thalia Kehoe Rowden In an intense, moving 60-minute show, the cast of four take inspiration from real-life journal entries – unseen until the performance – and invent and explore the […]
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Review: NO SLEEP
- The Wellingtonista
- Reviewed by Rebecca Stubbing. Friday the 13th was the perfect occasion for NO SLEEP, a joyfully chaotic improv show presented at this year’s New Zealand Improv Festival. The show began at 9:30pm on the wonderful Stage at BATS Theatre, and the slightly sleepy audience were immediately reassured by the performers not to worry, we were […]
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What Would The Gods
- Bats Theatre
- The gods have created us in their images, and so also have the same foibles as all of us in humanity’s complex existence. This is their side of the story.
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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NZ vs The World
- Bats Theatre
- A head-to-head battle between some of the festival's shining lights?
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Can I Get an Underground Location...?
- Bats Theatre
- Experience an improvised fantasy adventure entirely made up on the spot and controlled by the dice.
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La Catrina
- Bats Theatre
- Step into the enigmatic world of ‘La Catrina’, a magical realism production delving into life, death, and the mysterious in-between.
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No Sleep: with Chantal & Victoria
- Bats Theatre
- Victoria and Chantal are two Canadian improvisers who will do anything BUT SLEEP! Drawing from clown, storytelling, improv and sweet sweet friendship, they bring you this fever dream sleepover surprise.
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Triptych
- Bats Theatre
- Three stories. One play. All improvised.
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Farce Onion: A Spoons Out Mystery
- Bats Theatre
- Join our group of hilarious improvisers for a chaotic and wildly entertaining on-the-spot murder mystery. This show is our love letter to the genre's leaps of logic and hilarity.
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It Came From Beyond The Script
- Bats Theatre
- A homage to retro-horror movies with all the fun that impov brings!
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Game of Life
- Bats Theatre
- This heart-warming tale of love and companionship follows the lives of five couples and all their ups and downs.
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A Bit Dramatic
- Bats Theatre
- Follow the stories of three women, at formative life stages, as we explore how the labels we acquire throughout our lives shape our actions and decisions and the people we become.
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The Solarpunk Archives
- Bats Theatre
- Welcome intergalactic citizens! Earth is in its Solarpunk Era. Climate crisis? Partially averted. Capitalism? Fallen. Intergalactic space travel? Not yet discovered. The Archive is open!
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Dream Team
- Bats Theatre
- Brendon and Criss are ready to investigate, interpret, and — if needed — fix your dreams in this night of joyfully improvised chaos.
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Double Dipping: Queen & Friend and The Mechanical
- Bats Theatre
- Get two outstanding Australian improv shows for the price of one, with Queen & Friend and The Mechanical!
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We'll Still Be Friends After This
- Bats Theatre
- An improvised journey exploring friendships in today's world. We share some of the worst and best times of our lives with our friends. Laughter, tears, and heartfelt stories await.
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Mo & Ralph: Chaos Theory
- Bats Theatre
- Complicated improv + frantic comedy duo Mo and Ralph = uncontrollable chaos!
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Love.
- Bats Theatre
- Love comes in many forms. Little moments to grand gestures. This show celebrates them all. Settle in for a night of improvisation that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy.
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Here's A Thing
- Bats Theatre
- Join a hand-picked cast of directors from across the Festival for an opening night show where literally anything could happen!
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The Made-Up Smackdown
- Bats Theatre
- Teams of improvisors from across the Festival meet for the first time in a no-holds-barred, knock-down, drag-out, bare-knuckle brawl!
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Late Night Knife Fight
- Bats Theatre
- The monthly improv battle where three teams face off in a fight for glory, honour, and the audience’s favour
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Tiny Dog
- Bats Theatre
- Pōneke’s fiercest improv company brings you fast and loose improvised comedy.
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Left Unsaid
- Bats Theatre
- "Yeah, nah, it's all good." What happens when we avoid uncomfortable truths?
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Making Up Grades
- Bats Theatre
- Get ready for a night of youthful exuberance, Gen Z humour, and wholesome good times!
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Five Hundred Shows Later
- Bats Theatre
- A community full of classic improv characters come together for an epic celebration show. What could possibly go wrong?
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The Hannah Playhouse steals the spotlight as it turns 50
- Wellington City Council
- The iconic Hannah Playhouse will be centre stage this month with events and activities to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
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Hannah Playhouse, 12, Cambridge Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Swing – in Motion (Film screening)
- Circa Theatre
- The Swing – in Motion By Helen Pearse-Otene Directed by Jim Moriarty Filmed by Isaac Te...
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Bad(ish) Teacher
- Bats Theatre
- School's out. Comedy's in.
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