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July 2011
Young & Hungry Arts Trust

Festival of New Theatre 2011
A surreal cyber world, broken hearts, camping trips and a zombie apocalypse!

Young and Hungry is an annual theatre festival created by young people with the intention of making accessible, unique and completely new theatre.

Forty theatre newbies, mentored by industry professionals in all areas of production, present three fresh Kiwi plays. The 2011 season includes exciting new works from Whiti Hereaka (For Johnny), Thomas Sainsbury (Disorder) and new playwright Aaron Alexander (Hearts Encoded).

In its seventeenth year at BATS Theatre, Young and Hungry has a tried and true reputation for edgy original New Zealand theatre.

A season pass lets you experience the whole festival for less - $42 for Adults and $28 for Concession tickets lets you see all three shows over the two week season. Recession friendly theatre!

For Johnny, Hearts Encoded & Disorder
Premiering at BATS Theatre, 22 July - 6 August 2011
04 802 4175 or book@bats.co.nz
Cost: $16 Adult, $14 Student / Season Pass: (all 3 shows) $42 Adult, $30 Student

6.30pm FOR JOHNNY
By Whiti Hereaka (Te Kaupoi) / Directed by Eleanor Bishop (The Intricate Art of Actually Caring)

This is not farewell – this is see ya!

Exploring the intricacies and issues within a group of teenagers during a high-pressure situation, they are faced with the loss of a key member of their group, Johnny.

As the group struggles to cope with the loss of such an integral friend they test themselves and their position and place in the group. How will they move on without him?

Set during the final year of high school, friendships will evolve, as the fleeting nature of life becomes an abrupt reality.

For Johnny is a beautifully moving drama about six young people dealing with love, life and loss.

8.00pm HEARTS ENCODED
By Aaron Alexander / Directed by Rachel Lenart (Thinning)

Your Idealised Identity is just a click away!

A surreal virtual world is brought to life, blurring the lines between the three-dimensional world and reality.

In a world of online social network sites a magical place is created for people to be seen as they wish to be seen - where they are socially constructed and socially un-constricted creatures.

In this ever-changing second life setting the players are brought together after the death of one of the much-loved virtual character operators.

Hearts Encoded is a love story where the line between appearance and reality merges and a change of identity is always just a click away.

9.30pm DISORDER
By Thomas Sainsbury (Sunday Roast) / Directed by Robin Kerr (Bedlam)

An apocalyptic zombie adventure not for the faint of heart.

The continued existence of New Zealanders is under threat by a blood-thirsty mob of the living dead.
The search for beauty gets ugly as a miracle new cosmetic treatment has unexpected undead consequences.
Limbs fly as the remaining humans fight for their survival, but the zombies aren’t the only ones with a taste for dismemberment.

Disorder is a riotous gore-fest offering side-splitting action - hold on to your seat and hope you make it out alive!

ENDS

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