Hot Pink BATS!

The 2011 International Comedy Festival is here! Over the next 3 weeks BATS will be home to some crazy new New Zealand comedy, featuring a bunch of your favourites, as well as some sparkling newcomers. I was at the Visa First Laughs Comedy Gala last night and got a sneak preview of a bunch of the acts hitting the stage - there really is something in there for everyone. And for you BATS peeps who live out of Wellington, check your listings because a lot of these shows are coming to a town near you!

If you're looking for great value check out our 3 shows for $30 deal this Thursday only - see all three BATS comedy shows for just $30. You may just explode from laughter. There are also some BATS 2-4-1 vouchers floating around the city for use during the Fest, so keep your eyes open for those.

And in behind the scenes BATS news, we farewelled our Business Manager Jim Rush on the weekend - he's off to a sweet new job at the Film Festival. While we are all very sad to see him go, we are excited to welcome Chris O'Neill to the BATS team.

This weekend we also farewelled long serving board member Anna Cameron (also to a sweet new job - this time at the International Arts Festival). All the best Anna!

See you at the theatre!

xxxBATS

The Irrefutable Truth About Pet Food

by Barnaby Fredric

FINAL WEEK! until Saturday 7th May @ 8pm

$20 / $14

"Fredric is clearly a talented actor...entertaining and witty." - John Smythe, Theatreview

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, Theatreview

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Hot Pink Teeth 'N Tits

by Penny Ashton

OPENS TOMORROW! until Saturday 7th May @ 6.30pm

$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, Australia

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Munfred Bernstein's Cabinet of Wonder

by Jamie Bowen

OPENS TOMORROW! until Saturday 7th May @ 9.30pm

$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. A feast for the senses - and the funny bone.

"Honestly, one of NZ's greatest stand-ups...and one of our best entertainers." - tvnz.co.nz

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CSI: Wainui

Presented by WIT

Tuesday 10th - Saturday 14th May @ 6.30pm

$16 / $14

A killer is on the loose! The Wellington Improvisation Troupe returns with their new show about CSI, DNA and the DPB.

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Dan is Dead / I am a Yeti

by Natalie Medlock and Dan Musgrove

Tuesday 10th - Saturday 14th May @ 8pm

$20 / $14

After Nat killed her comedy partner Dan, she ate his brain and got the idea to make a comedy yeti show. F!#k full of lol characters, razor sharpish wit and a bare bum - see Jill off Shortland St in a giant white yeti suit. Also starring Thomas Sainsbury (Joseph and Mahina) and Yvette Parsons (Gas).

"Ferocious comic talents" - Theatreview

"Masters of observation" - Lumiere Reader

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Beyond Emotion

by Matt Mulholland

Wednesday 11th - Saturday 14th May @ 9.30pm

SEASON NEARLY BOOKED OUT! EXTRA SHOW ADDED TO COPE WITH DEMAND - FRIDAY 13TH MAY @ 11PM.

$18 / $14

From raging success on YouTube to his debut on the BATS stage, Matt Mulholland will reach into the deepest area of your soul with his brilliant musical comedy.

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Coming Right Up...

KEVIN: THE MUSICAL

by Steve Wrigley

Tuesday 17th - Saturday 21st May @ 6.30pm

$20 / $14

Wellington favourite Steve Wrigley takes no prisoners in a full scale, all singing, all dancing musical spectacular.

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IDIOTS: BACK 2 SCHOOL

by Nic Sampson

Tuesday 17th - Saturday 21st May @ 8pm

$18 / $14

Writer Nic Sampson weaves together a bunch of schoolyard vignettes and 14 of Wellington's most attractive actors into a weird tapestry...made of morons.

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

presented by the No Fefe Collective

Wednesday 18th - Saturday 21st May @ 9.30pm

$18 / $14

As the world faces riots and politcal unrest, it's nice to know that here in New Zealand we truly have the most boring politicians on the planet. Voters have had enough!

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and in The Pit Bar...

Comedy Festival means special deals in the bar! Tell a joke (it doesn't have to be a good one...) to our bar staff and receive a Tuatara Pilsner for $5! Thanks to Tuatara for their support of BATS and the 2011 International Comedy Festival.

TUESDAY 3rd MAY

BATS classic Scrabble night, plus happy hour from 5.30pm-6.30pm. Plus opening night for Penny Ashton AND Jamie Bowen. Woah.

FRIDAY 6th MAY

Late night entertainment! Music AND comedy so check it out.

SATURDAY 7th MAY

Penny, Barnaby and Jamie all close tonight so it's bound to be a big night in the bar! Join the fun!

Win cool stuff!

We are stoked to welcome mad-cap comic genius Natalie Medlock back to BATS with her new show Dan Is Dead / I am a Yeti next week. To be in to win a double pass for the opening next Tuesday, simply tell me your favourite mythical creature. I've always been thought it would be cool to be a centaur.

Congrats to Julia Hughes who has picked up a double pass to Hot Pink Teeth 'n Tits. Awesome.

ENTER NOW!

Mental Health Break

I don't like Jersey Shore, but I do like it when it's remixed Oscar Wilde styles...

Tiny, cute animal.

Another tiny cute animal!!!!

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BOOK NOW

To book for any performance at BATS email book@bats.co.nz with your name, the show, date and number of tickets. We will reply to confirm your booking and you can pay when you come to the show. Choice!

ENDS

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