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Under the auspicious stars of Matariki, Basement Theatre will host a four-day wānanga retreat for seven emerging Māori artists.

Calling all Tangata Whenua artists

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Matariki Star

Cuddle up to our 2022 Winter/Matariki programme - a season that embraces slow-cooked, melt-in-your-mouth stories that revel in the dark, celebrate the light and remember the magic of liveness.

Winter/Matariki 2022 Season Announcement

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Available now on the Basement Radio website or to stream/download from wherever you get your podcasts, listen to Marina Alefosio and Teremoana Rapley talk to Amanda about their residency, artistic practises, and lives.

Introducing the Tautai 2021 Fale-Ship Podcast presented by Basement Theatre

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Tautai 2021 Fale-ship Podcast – EP2, Teremoana Rapley

Marina

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Tautai 2021 Fale-ship Podcast – EP1, Marina Alefosio

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Live Laugh Love w/ Chris Parker

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Welcome to the new Basement Theatre website! Do you love it?

New website, who this?

Outside Basement - Summer - 2021

Outside Basement, Summer 2021

Closing Down For 2021

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A Call To Action

Artist Support Statement

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Episode four of Disruptors is a special edition, recorded in the depths of lockdown with Ahi Karunaharan, Amber Liberté, Alice Kirker and Elyssia Wilson-Heti.

Disruptors: Theatre Life in Lockdown

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Episode three of Disruptors pairs up the incoming and outgoing Producers in Residence at Basement – Elyssia Wilson-Heti and Alice Kirker.

Disruptors: Alice Kirker & Elyssia Wilson-Heti

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Disruptors is a podcast series where creatives in Aotearoa talk about how they disrupt with their art, produced by Basement Theatre with support from Re: News.

Disruptors: Alice Canton & Sarita Das

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Disruptors: Frickin Dangerous Bro

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COVID UPDATE!

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VENUE CLOSURE – UPDATE! 

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UPDATE!

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We are really stoked to announce that our Company in Residence for 2020 is Tuatara Collective!

2020 Company in Residence

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Season Announcement

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After seven incredible years, we say goodbye to our current Executive Director Elise Sterback on Monday 07 December 2020.

FAREWELL ELISE

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We are beyond thrilled to announce Cat Ruka is the new Executive Director at Basement Theatre!

Nau mai, haere mai Cat Ruka

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REVIEW: Jack Gray on HEtheyShe

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you are [not] alone here Q&A with Writer/Director Amy Mansfield and Producer Anna Groot.

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Standard Acts runs 09 - 13 March 2021 at Basement Theatre.

Wrestling with Form: 14 Reasons I’m Excited For Standard Acts

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REVIEW: First World Problems 3.0

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NATHAN JOE INTERVIEWS CO-CREATORS AND ACTORS KATIE LONGBOTTOM AND RAVI GURUNATHAN, AND DIRECTOR SARAH GALLAGHER

THE POLITICS OF ESCAPISM

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Cat Ruka talks THE NEST

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Basement Theatre's 2021 Matariki Residents

2021 Matariki Residents

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REVIEW: Fala Muncher

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Basement Theatre's Ideas in Residence Artists 2021

Ideas in Residence Artists 2021

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Jahra Wasasala on THE NEST

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FLESHIES 2.0 DIRECTOR BRYONY SKILLINGTON AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GRACE AUGUSTINE SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE MOMENTS OF THE SHOW AND WHY THEY THINK RANGATAHI HAVE GOT IT GOING ON.

FLESHIES 2.0 DIRECTORS Q&A

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