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2013 Basement Submissions Now OPEN!

Want to put on a show at The Basement next year? Please get in touch if you’ve got something up your sleeve. We love collaborating with an artistic mixtape of theatre makers, dancers, visual artists, poets, musicians, comedians and everyone … Continue reading

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Punk Rock’s debut set to shock

by Rebecca Blithe | Aucklander – Thursday, March 22, 2012 3:00 Nathan Mudge, plays the lead school boy in Punk Rock, a play about teenage angst by British playwright Simon Stevens. Kellie Blizard It’s called Punk Rock, but it’s not … Continue reading

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NZ INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2012 at The Basement

The Comedy Fest is coming…. 29 April – 30 May and we have over 20 shows at The Basement – BAM! Including… Andrew O’Neill, Cal Wilson, Greg Ellis, Jason John Whitehead, Jeremy Randerson, Graham Candy, Late Laughs, Medlock, Musgrove & … Continue reading

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Little Histories and Mannequins.

Dear Basement Friends, Oh boy. This week we have two world premieres at our place. Little Histories of Life Ordinary and Dialogue With a Mannequin. Little Histories of Life Ordinary – opens tonight! 20-24 March 8pm Dear Frankie, Have you … Continue reading

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Burlesque Rocks – Friday 16th March 9pm at The Basement

 

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ATTENTION PLAYWRIGHTS

The call for submissions of full length plays for Auckland Theatre Company’s The Next Stage is now open. Previous plays that have been part of The Next Stage include: BLACK CONFETTI by Eli Kent, ON THE UPSIDE DOWN OF THE … Continue reading

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Basement Mail – ELIXIR

Dear Basement Friends, Tonight is the opening of our first dance show for 2012. Trip Stumble Fall premiere their newest work Elixir. Trip Stumble Fall Productions presents Elixir 24-26 February 8pm Elixir was initially inspired by the world of Zine; … Continue reading

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Saturday 10th March – Alaska, Great North, Jupiter Project

 

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Studio vs Theatre

Hey Basement friends, In case you don’t know we have two spaces. The studio (which seats 60-80 people) and The theatre (which seats 100+) The studio is upstairs and is cheaper for companies to hire – that doesn’t mean the … Continue reading

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“Love is a Street Fight” – Not your typical love story (Entertain Me Review)

As the title suggests this theatre performance explores the ups and downs of this crazy little thing that we call “Love”. Entering into the upstairs studio of the Basement on Tuesday I was expecting short theatre that had merely a … Continue reading

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