The Aliens Of Poverty Bay

9:30PM, February 27th - 2nd of March at BATS Theatre

The NZ X-Files are out…on stage

It was about the size of a bus and it was admitting red and white light as it spun over Gray’s hill. In 1979 the people of east coast of New Zealand experienced a number of visitations. Filmmaker Martin Boyle was there to talk to those exposed and face- off the aliens, camera in hand. In 2011 Aidan Weeks came across this material and bring brings to life on stage the encounters that Martin Boyle faced on his night at Poverty Bay.

Encounter the Alien, the UFO, the unidentified flying object, and the unidentified floating object? What is the alien? What is alien? Some people start of being aliens to ourselves and then end up being our friends, some of them remain in the fog.

Aidan Weekes is a 2009 graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. Since graduating he has recently worked with Silo Theatre on “That Face” directed by Shane Bosher and Capital E’s “End Game” Directed by Leo Gene Peters.

Hunter Abby is a freelance video editor who’s been making movies with Aidan since they were ten. He is currently editing two feature film trailers and working on other projects.

This is Ricky Beirao’s directorial debut, who comes on board as an outside eye for Aidan’s work. Beirao has recently toured to Auckland with his solo show “Confessions of a Drag Queen” and will be bringing it back to Wellington in March. He is also a producer and has produced last years Downstage Pick of The Fringe “Wannabe”.

The Aliens of Poverty Bay - directed by Ricky Beirao, written and performed by Aidan Weekes with video by Hunter Abbey. The season runs for four nights only.

TIME & DATES: 27th of February till the 2nd of March at 9:30pm
WHERE: BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace, Wellington
TICKETS: $15 / $12 concessions / $10 Fringe Addict Cards
TO BOOK: email book@bats.co.nz

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