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
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
Dear Basement Friends, Happy Valentines Day! To celebrate we have a play that is the opposite of romantic. If you are a Valentines hater – come along tonight at 8pm. If you have a Valentine maybe come later in the … Continue reading
DARK STARS Written and directed by Arthur Meek with Jonathan Council Reviewed by Nik Smythe, 11 Feb 2012 I am met at the door of the Basement Studio by solo performer Jonathan Council, who shakes my hand welcomingly and gestures for … Continue reading
Dear Basement Friends, This week Jonathan Council is bringing his show Dark Stars, written and directed by the very clever (award winning playwright) Arthur Meek, to The Basement before heading to the New Zealand Fringe next week at BATS, then … Continue reading
Hey Kat and Ashton! Why did you decide to put on this show? Ashton: We weren’t content with sitting around waiting for theatre opportunities to come to us…get it? In all seriousness this is what we love doing. Acting. Writing. … Continue reading
Dear Basement Friends, We are back! Happy 2012. We missed you. Down at The Basement we are super excited to have this years first world premiere. It’s a brand new show called Leopard and it’s going to be dangerous! Opening … Continue reading
Hey Shoshana! What inspired you to write LEOPARD? I had a crush on someone at one point and let my imagination get the better of me. Is the play based on real life experiences? No. It’s based on fake life … Continue reading
STAMP at THE EDGE presents… THE HACKMAN Theatre Awards, Auckland. 2011.Monday December 12th. The Wintergarden. 7.30pm. The Theatre Awards are back! And this year we’re bigger and brighter than ever. We’ve got more show stoppers and big numbers than you … Continue reading
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED for 2012 SORRY But we will be asking again soon for our January-June 2013 season. Please get in touch if you’ve got something up your sleeve. We love collaborating with an artistic mixtape of theatre makers, … Continue reading
