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TV2 International Laugh Festival Line Wed 16

WED 16 MAY

DOWNSTAGE THEATRE

Adam Bloom (England)
Voted the ‘Time Out UK Comedian Of The Year’ and the ‘Polygram
Punters Choice’ at the Edinburgh Festival in 1998.
7pm
Tickets: Adults $25 Conc/Groups 10+/LP $20
Bookings @ Ticketek 04-384 3840 or Downstage 04-801 6946

Brendhan Lovegrove & Jon Bridges
LIVE
LAUGH! Festival favourite, Brendhan Lovegrove, teams up with Ice TV’s Jon
Bridges
8.30pm
Tickets: Adults $20 Conc/Groups 10+/LP $18
Bookings @ Ticketek 04-384 3840 or Downstage 04-801 6946

BATS THEATRE

Rhys Darby and the Supernova
The world needs someone who can move like no other…The world needs a dancing idiot…He’s back!
7pm
Tickets: Adults $12 Conc/Groups 5+/LP $10
Bookings @ Ticketek 04-384 3840 or BATS 04-802 4175

THE ILOTT THEATRE

Jeremy Elwood
Live from the Shadows
Stop sitting back. Grab life by the throat. Now throttle it. Music. Comedy. Vitriol. Welcome to the shadows, because reality isn’t politically correct.
7pm
Tickets: Adults $12 Conc/Groups 5+/LP $10
Bookings @ Ticketek 04-384 3840

Brad McCormick and Justin Kean
South East Side Story
A battle fought on the not-so-mean streets of Howick. A very good parody of West Side Story.
8.15pm
Tickets: Adults $15 Conc/U15 $12 Groups 5+/LP $10
Bookings @ Ticketek 04-384 3840

CIRCA STUDIO

Vick’s Boy
by Ben Bettenbender
An outrageous comedy about sex, blackmail and naked ambition
7.30pm
Tickets: Adult $25 Conc $19 Friends of Circa $17
Bookings @ Circa 04-801 7992 www.circa.co.nz

BATS

Radar
Timor ODDyssey
The story of an incredible journey across the Australian desert, where Radar nearly drowns, and into East Timor where he is mugged by children.
8.30pm
Tickets: Adults $15 Conc/Groups 5+/LP $12
Bookings @ Ticketek 04-384 3840 or BATS 04-802 4175

ILLOT THEATRE, WELLINGTON TOWN HALL

The Brat Pack
New Zealand’s hottest comedy showcase featuring Chris Brain, Rhys Darby, Jeremy Elwood and Terry Frisby.
9.30pm
Tickets: Adults $15 Conc/Groups 5+/LP $12
Bookings @ Ticketek 04-384 3840

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