Stages of Fear

Ring in this holiday season with Wellington's most festive theatremakers!

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In 2013, we brought you Stages of Fear: four visions of terror from some of Wellington's most exciting young theatre companies. We've decided that we'd prefer not to have coal under the Christmas tree this year, so we've prepared some presents for Wellington instead!

Join a gang of our city's brightest young theatremakers at BATS Theatre this December for Stages of Cheer, a giddy celebration of the festive season in all its wonder and absurdity. Stages of Fear alumni Making Friends Collective are joined by Big Lies, David Klein and Apple Box Brand to present an anthology of holiday magic for you and for your kin. So pull up a yule log and grab yourself an eggnog for four holly-jolly shows, and who knows...the big man himself might even drop in.

All profits from Stages of Cheer will be donated to Wellington Womens’ Refuge and Te Whare Rokiroki, Māori Womens’ Refuge.

MAKING FRIENDS COLLECTIVE is Adam Goodall, Amy Griffin-Browne, Andrew Clarke, Flinn Gendall, Johnny Crawford and Tony Black. They recently made Knifed, Cleanskin, The Good News and Proficiency Test (Golden Nugget for Promising Concept, NZ Fringe Awards 2015).

BIG LIES is Abby Howells and Alex Wilson. They recently made Moose Murders, Glocknid: Dwarf Warrior (Best Newcomer: Wellington, NZ Comedy Festival Awards 2015) and Pupil Zero (Runner-up: Best in Fringe, Dunedin Fringe Awards 2015).

DAVID KLEIN is a writer and performer who likes to blur the boundaries between science communication and theatre. He recently made Towards a Better Understanding of the Universe (Best Newcomer, NZ Fringe Awards 2015).

APPLE BOX BRAND is Sasha Tilly and Jake Brown. They'll be making J-Cobz Party and Fanfic After Dark 2 in the NZ Fringe Awards 2016.

WHAT: Making Friends Collective, Big Lies, David Klein and Apple Box Brand present Stages of Cheer

WHERE: The Dome, BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace, Wellington

WHEN: 7:30pm, Tues 8th – Sat 12th December

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Tickets to Stages of Cheer can be booked online at www.bats.co.nz or by calling (04) 802 4175. Tickets are $18 full or $14 concession.

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