For 24 years Young & Hun­gry and BATS The­atre have been pro­vid­ing young peo­ple with a plat­form to per­form, pro­duce and cre­ate great the­atre. With the Play­wrights’ Ini­tia­tive pro­duc­ing three new kiwi plays a year and the annu­al Fes­ti­val of New The­atre at BATS — Y&H feeds the the­atri­cal hunger and quench­es the cre­ative thirst of young peo­ple under 25.

The 2017 shows are:

6.30pm – One Night Only by Finnius Tep­pett & direct­ed by Stel­la Reid

The world’s most famous boy band, Four­Ev­er, is near­ly ready to take the stage for their only New Zealand show. All that stands in their way is each oth­er, their fans, the media, and the ghosts of their dodgy past.

8.00pm – Fall­en Angels by Emi­ly Dun­can & direct­ed by Rose Kirkup

Max Ange­lis has made his fame and for­tune with his real­i­ty TV show Max’s Angels. How­ev­er, beasts and demons are released in his celebri­ty per­fect home when two fall­en angels arrive to take revenge and reveal explo­sive truths about his fam­i­ly. It will be the most heat­ed episode of Max’s show ever.

9.30pm – Atti­la The Hun by Abby How­ells & direct­ed by Patrick Davies

Hel­lo and wel­come to Fat Burg­er, home of the fat­test burg­ers can I take your order? — That’ll be artery clog­ging food, Tom Cruise, a large order of late night, out­ra­geous cus­tomers, a new duty man­ag­er who wants to be loved and one of the most bar­bar­ic, bloody, burg­er-baris­tas in his­to­ry. A super-sized com­e­dy where the shift real­ly hits the fat. (Wear pro­tec­tion.)