2012 Fringe Festival Begins at BATS Theatre

BATS' Fringe Festival is getting into full swing. There are three shows a night. 

Tonight is the last night to see drag diva Polyfilla in action in Kitsch 'n Sync! The show is at 9.30pm. Tickets are $16 / $14.

A Deranged Domestic Drama - find out what happens when everything goes awry for a paranoid post-modern perfectionist housewife.

The Adventures of Wendy the Wonderful... by Jennifer Martin and Moana Ete is performing now until Wednesday 15 February at 6.30PM Tickets are $16 / $14.

From the company that brought you last year's Big Trouble In Small Newtown comes an extraordinary fantastical tale of friendship, courage, love and adventure in the face of all odds.

Dark Stars by Arthur Meek OPENS TONIGHT!!! until Thursday 16 February at 8pm. Tickets are $16 / $14.

Irving Sayles was the most famous black American performer of the Australasian Vaudeville stage. Jonathan Council is an African-American actor who comes here to find his big break. Their stories interweave tragicomically to depict the dark price of fame.

Should We Stay Or Should We Go? by Brad McCormick and Nancy Kniveton OPENS TOMORROW!!! until Sat 18 February at 9.30pm.Tickets are $16 / $14.

Brad and Nancy are a real couple. Brad’s a Kiwi. Nancy’s a Brit. They cannot agree where to live. You’ll see their story; they’ll brutally, comically, cheekily fight their corner and then you must vote. England or NZ – you decide.

Moving Stationery presented by the Kallo Collective from Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 February at 6.30pm. Tickets are $16 / $14.

Meet Sigmund, the recipient of a new job who is besieged by his unfamiliar office. The lift, his lunch, and the stationery are set to destroy him. The acclaimed Kallo Collective return to BATS with a new show blending circus, clowning and physical comedy in their own unique style.

The 37th Situation by Lori Leigh and Company performing from Friday 17 - Wednesday 22 February at 8pm. Tickets are $16 / $14.

Based on a list identified by Goethe, nineteenth-century French writer George Polti described 36 dramatic situations that he believed encompassed and categorised all dramatic stories. The 37th Situation is an ensemble-based show staging all situations with the added challenge of a 37th.

Transit of Venus vs Nosferatu performs Monday 20 - Thursday 23 February at 9.30pm. Tickets are $16 / $14.

Rock Opera vs Silent Movie: 1920's classic cult horror film Nosferatu is resurrected by prog-pop-rock-goth-indie-glam-rock band Transit of Venus. Silent cinema as you have never seen it before.

Yes. No. Maybe? presented by the Wellington Freelance Dancers from Tuesday 21 - Saturday 25 February at 6.30pm. Tickets are $16 / $14.

A compelling triple bill of new contemporary dance works explore the moments we face in life: of forgetting, regretting or conforming, which will define who we become?

For more information on the shows of BATS' Fringe Festival visit http://bats.co.nz/.

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