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BATS Hearts Camping

BATS Hearts Camping

In this issue: I CAMPING - The Irrefutable Truth About Pet Food - Coming Right Up... - and in The Pit Bar... - Win cool stuff! - Mental Health Break

I CAMPING ----------------------------------------------------------------- by Sophie Henderson and Curtis Vowell

FINAL WEEK!! closes Thursday 21st April @ 7.30pm ( 3 shows only!)

$20 / $14

"...this is a brilliant and relevant representation of New Zealand and its people....takes you on a wonderfully sweet trip. I heart this play." - Lillian Richards, Theatreview [http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=2807]

A hilarious look at a Kiwi summer tradition, I Camping is an unromantic comedy for anyone who has ever pitched a tent. Torrential rain. Outrageous neighbours. Stolen baked beans. Third degree burns. No privacy. It's in tents... Featuring Sophie Henderson (Outrageous Fortune), Curtis Vowell (Bare), Michelle Blundell (Piece of My Heart) and Gareth Williams (The Lonesome Buckwhips)READ MORE! [http://www.bats.co.nz/content/i-%E2%99%A5-camping] BOOK NOW! [http://www.bats.co.nz/node/37?play=I%20%E2%99%A5%20Camping]

The Irrefutable Truth About Pet Food ----------------------------------------------------------------- by Barnaby Frederic

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Thursday 28th April - Saturday 7th May @ 8pm

$20 / $14

This "irreverant spoof soap opera" is for anyone who has ever worked in a dead end job or seen a disaster film. A solo comedy of epic proportions featuring a wig, an eyepatch, a boat and partial nudity. From one of the madcap comic geniuses behind the 2009 Fringe Festival hit The Skyrocketeers of Justice vs The Zombie Apocalypse.

"Fredric's piece harnesses the true power of comedy." - Thomas LaHood, TheatreviewREAD MORE! [http://www.bats.co.nz/content/irrefutable-truth-about-pet-food] BOOK NOW! [http://www.bats.co.nz/node/37?play=The%20Irrefutable%20Truth%20About%20Pet%20Food]

Coming Right Up... ----------------------------------------------------------------- HOT PINK TEETH 'N TITS

by Penny Ashton

Tuesday 3rd - Saturday 7th May

$20 / $14

BATS favourite Penny Ashton gets down to the nitty titty of beauty pageants on the road to Miss Universe 2011 in Las Vegas.

"...irresistably charismatic...infectious humour and a razor sharp wit." - The Independent Weekly, AustraliaREAD MORE! [http://www.bats.co.nz/content/hot-pink-teeth-n-tits] BOOK NOW! [http://www.bats.co.nz/content/hot-pink-teeth-n-tits]

MUNFRED BERNSTEIN'S CABINET OF WONDER

by Jamie Bowen

Tuesday 3rd - Saturday 7th May

$20 / $14

Jamie Bowen returns to BATS with a new show exploring the strange curios and enigmatic events that lie within the Cabinet of Wonder.

"Honestly, one of NZ's greatest stand-ups...and one of our best entertainers." - tvnz.co.nzREAD MORE! [http://www.bats.co.nz/content/munfred-bernsteins-cabinet-wonder] BOOK NOW! [http://www.bats.co.nz/node/37?play=Munfred%20Bernstein%27s%20Cabinet%20of%20Wonder]

and in The Pit Bar... ----------------------------------------------------------------- After an incredible weekend the Pit Bar is taking a little break this week. We are still open Tues-Thurs from 5.30pm til late, so pop in for a drink and plan that sneaky Easter getaway. We'll be back into action again with more gigs next weekend!

TUESDAY 19th APRIL BATS classic Scrabble night, plus happy hour from 5.30pm-6.30pm.

THURSDAY 21st APRIL I Heart Camping closing night - come say farewell to the campers!

Win cool stuff! ----------------------------------------------------------------- BATS is kicking into the International Comedy Festival early next week with the debut of crazy solo comedy The Irrefutable Truth About Pet Food. To win a double pass simply tell me your favourite pet. Dog? Cat? Mexican walking fish?

Congrats to Debbie Fish who has picked up a double pass to I Heart Camping. And thanks for all the crazy camping stories! A couple of the best ones are up on the wall at BATS.

ENTER NOW! [martyn@bats.co.nz]

Mental Health Break ----------------------------------------------------------------- A "little" project to keep you occupied this Easter. [http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/project/302/]

The real Easter Bunnies. [http://dailybunny.org/]

Another fun little quiz. [http://www.veer.com/ideas/clockbusters/]With pictures!

WINNER! [http://rankmaniac2011.wenkakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/thisgameistoughp1.gif]

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