Launching the First Nipple Offensive

Launching the First Nipple Offensive:
A Fringe Act to Remember

A dynamic pair are set to explode into The New Zealand Fringe Festival this February. The 2016 NZ Fringe will host the world premiere of THE OFFENSIVE NIPPLE SHOW, a new show tweaking those tiny lumps of double standard on the female front. Charging through this censored territory with neon wit and fluorescent charm, THE OFFENSIVE NIPPLE SHOW teases out our truths atBATS Theatre from 16th to 19th Feb at 8.30pm.

On the back of the viral international campaign “Free The Nipple,” Sarah Tuckand Jess Holly Bates put the muscle back into mammary on the BATS stage. This is a power ballad to the nipple, where guerrilla sketch show meets a magical history tour of the female body. Speaking at last from the breast’s perspective, the “undeniably fun” Sarah Tuck and “engaging, relentless and humorous” Jess Holly Bates perform the perfect duet to challenge the hyper-sexualised status quo — they are the shape-shifters in the armpit of the patriarchy.

“a very special, unique, stimulating and entertaining theatrical experience”
- John Smythe, Theatreview, Real Fake White Dirt

Following the success of her award-winning solo show Real Fake White Dirt(Best NZ writing award Fringe 2015), Jess Holly Bates returns to the BATS stage, to bring her brand of fearless cultural commentary back to the capital. She joins Wellington-based artist and tour-de-force Sarah Tuck (A Stage of One’s Own, Bus Ticket), fresh from an national tour of sell-out solo show The Things We Do. Winner of Best Actress at the Nelson Fringe Festival, Sarah is delighted to yet again showcase her searing physical comedy at the 2016 Fringe.

“high energy comedic performance”
- Theatreview, The Things We Do

With these two powerhouses at the helm, audiences should expect to be tenderised and transformed: to grow a pair, and then own them. Provocative, pithy and painfully necessary, THE OFFENSIVE NIPPLE SHOW hits the Wellington stage on 16th February until 19th February at 8.30pm at BATS.

“Fantastic”
BroadWay Baby, Real Fake White Dirt

“Trolleyloads of Laughs”
- Nelson Mail, The Things We Do

“funny, moving and downright impressive”
- Theatreview, Real Fake White Dirt

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THE OFFENSIVE NIPPLE SHOW; 16th-19th Feb; Tickets $20 ($15); BATS Theatre; www.fringe.co.nz

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