Wake Less

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When:

Fri 11 Nov ’11, 7:30pm–9:00pm	Saving
Sat 12 Nov ’11, 7:30pm–9:00pm	Saving
Tue 15 Nov ’11, 7:30pm–9:00pm	Saving
Wed 16 Nov ’11, 7:30pm–9:00pm	Saving
Thu 17 Nov ’11, 7:30pm–9:00pm	Saving
Fri 18 Nov ’11, 7:30pm–9:00pm	Saving
Sat 19 Nov ’11, 7:30pm–9:00pm	Saving

Where: BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace, Mt Victoria, Wellington Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

Adult: $20.00
Concession / student: $15.00
Booking fees may apply

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BATSTheatre
Brianne Kerr

Put reality out of your mind.

We’re getting better and better at living the dream.
End of the day and you’re ready for a break.
Time to take time for yourself.
Grab a drink and a ticket, and let us transport you on your escape to sublimity.
No strings attached.
No catch.
No worries.

Welcome to Wake Less - a surreal cocktail of performance, projection, light and sound, where the stage is everywhere and the audience are the action.

From the risk-taking company that brought you Drowning Bird, Plummeting Fish; Animal Hour and This Rugged Beauty, Binge Culture Collective continue their trademark deadpan, playfully chaotic style in this dangerous two-hander.

“Being part of STAB gives us both the freedom and incentive to do things we haven't been able to even consider before, including inter-disciplinary collaboration with some amazing Wellington artists,” says director Joel Baxendale, “It really is an exciting opportunity to step up and push the boundaries and create our own voice; our unique approach to theatre and agenda of experimentation.”

Join us. Put reality out of your mind.

“This company of Gen Ys is producing the kind of theatre that speaks directly to its peers... They are bold and original” - Lynn Freeman (Capital Times)

“Wondrous, exciting, demanding, unfathomable, unmissable” - Sharon Matthews (Theatreview)

“Their work is messy and explodes off the stage. Everything theatre should be.” - Jo Randerson (Writer / Actor / Subversive Genius)

“What I like with this company is the active sense of an intelligence at work. You can feel them actively searching for content that resonates; and us in the audience alongside them searching in response… the sense that we are ‘live’ is truly captivating.” - Christian Penny (Director, Toi Whakaari)

Devised by Binge Culture Collective. Featuring Simon Haren and Isobel MacKinnon, with lighting by Marcus McShane, music and sound by Stephanie Cairns, and audio visuals by Johann Nortje and Angus Woodhams of Interrupt Collective. Directed by Joel Baxendale.

Part of STAB 2011: commissioned by BATS Theatre with funding from Creative New Zealand. STAB originated in 1995 from BATS Theatre’s desire to initiate a commission that allowed theatre artists to experiment in a supportive environment. The STAB commission is an essential part of the BATS annual programme and can be accessed by all performance media: dance, theatre, opera, music, film, interactive media and magic!