The Factory Theatre

19/11/2024

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Z Waikaraka for allowing us the opportunity to participate in the Good in the Hood campaign.

We are truly thankful to everyone who supported us by placing a token in our favour. Your generosity and belief in our mission are a testament to the incredible strength and kindness of our community. Thank you!

11/11/2024

Oh, hey look! Here we are on the New Zealand Blood Service app! Are you in Onehunga and want to donate blood on Monday, November 18th? Then come on down between 1:00pm-6:00pm!

Book online, or walk in, check the eligibility details online!

04/11/2024

Help shape New Zealand's creative future.

Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s draft strategy, Amplify, is open for feedback, and your voice matters! Share your thoughts on New Zealand’s cultural and creative direction for 2024–2030.

💻 Complete the consultation survey or send a detailed submission to:
📧 [email protected], or
📬 Arts and Heritage Policy, Manatū Taonga, PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140

For more information and to read through the draft strategy: https://www.mch.govt.nz/publications/amplify-creative-and-cultural-strategy-new-zealand-draft-2024-2030

Have any questions? Contact [email protected]

30/10/2024

28/10/2024

We are so thrilled to be hosting this exceptional work on November 20th - and tickets are only $5!! Bring the whole whānau along for 'Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere'

https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2024/nov/te-kuia-me-te-pungawerewere

Did you know tickets to Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere are only $5.00 each?!
Bring the whole whānau for an exciting show that will transport you into the world of the Spiders where you can help Kuia and Pūpai to save Spider World from suburban sprawl.
Touring select regions in the North Island this November.
Bookings at https://www.takirua.co.nz/

19/10/2024

10/10/2024

🎭 Are you ready for the most improv one can fit into 24 hours? 🎭

The Auckland Improv Marathon is happening 18-19 Nov 2024 at The Factory Theatre and you are invited!

Get ready for a full day of unscripted comedy, wild characters, and laugh-out-loud surprises as some of Auckland’s improvisers take the stage, hour after hour. Whether you’re dropping in for a show or going all-in with a Marathon Pass, this is an experience like no other!

Grab your tickets and brace yourself for a non-stop comedy adventure!
📅 18-19 November, The Factory Theatre, Auckland
🎟: https://www.iticket.co.nz/go-to/auckland-improv-marathon

08/10/2024

StageAntics presents Legally Blonde JR on October 11th and 12th

Legally Blonde Jr. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle’s boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she’s not serious enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate, Emmett, and spunky hairdresser, Paulette, along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren’t mutually exclusive. As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.

And OMG we are having a special V.I.Pink!!! FRIDAY night on Friday 11th October at 7pm!

Our V.I.Pink audience should wear their favourite pink outfit, and perhaps to win some prizes!

The show runs for approximately 1 hr 10 mins, with no intermission.

But there is the ability to purchase refreshments and nibbles before the show.

See you all there!

27/09/2024

So proud to have been a part of this important kaupapa from Charles N Charge

🎉🏆 OUTSTANDING MUSIC AWARD 🏆🎉

🎭THE PRE-CONDITIONED HORI🎭

The pre-conditioned hori wow the crowds at
delivering a conscious story of the life of an urban maori boy and how he has managed the many societal discourses in his life.
It was a raw and real performance delivered through the artforms of Rap lyricism and spoken word poetry.

23/09/2024

📢 Audition Alert!

The Ugly Shakespeare Company is holding auditions for the 2025 National Tour of Hamlet and The Tempest.

Audition Information:
📍Christchurch:
Studio 2, Evolve Studios, 98 Carlyle Street
Saturday, October 12th
📍Dunedin:
97 Moray Place
Sunday, October 13th
📍Wellington:
Studio 30, Toi Pōneke, 61/69 Abel Smith Street
Saturday, October 19th
📍Auckland:
The Factory Theatre, 80 Onehunga Mall, Auckland
Sunday, October 20th

📋 Please prepare two one-minute monologues (you will be stopped if it exceeds these times), one of these being a contemporary piece, and one being Shakespeare (But NOT Hamlet or The Tempest). Please prepare an additional special skill or talent, as we would love to see that too! Email your headshot, CV and cover letter to [email protected] to apply before October 3rd!

22/09/2024

And that's a wrap on Auckland Fringe for 2024! The whole extended whānau at The Factory Theatre want to celebrate the seven incredible teams that brought works through our doors this season, with a particular shout out to the four (!!!!) works that received awards last night:

Charles N Charge for The Pre Conditioned Hori (Best Music)
The Cabaret Coven for Queen vs Bowie (Best Ensemble)
Isaac Hooper for blip (Nelson Fringe Award)
Bat Wings Circus for Essence Unfolding (Outstanding Individual Newcomer)

We are so proud and privileged to have been a small part of the Auckland Fringe journey for each of these artists, it was an incredible season of works, and we cannot wait to see what comes next for everyone!

20/09/2024

Come check out 'Goody Good Glam Pop' on closing night!! Saturday, September 21st - 9:00pm, or get in on the sweet double-or-triple bill action with 'Essence Unfolding' at 6:30pm and 'blip' at 7:30pm - these three shows are not to be missed!!

Only 2 nights left of !! 😮
Massive than you to the wonderful .fergs who designed these posters that make me look like a real popstar! ✨ And to for the 📸 !

Check out this cute, satirical and feel good musical comedy about popstars and fan culture before it closes Saturday night! 🎤👄 (link in bio)

Featured: Me () at a printing place with Connor and Logan (my co-writer and songwriter!) outside the window. Just your average shenanigans.

Come see us in the audience, and make it all worth it 💖💖💖

15/09/2024

Wanna hear more about some of our last shows for Auckland Fringe? Give this week's KickArts a listen!

Tune in for this week’s episode of KickArts sponsored for the month of September by The Factory Theatre.

This week we chat with:
- Mx Well and Bridie Thomson from Femmes & Thems Comedy Mega Show
- Bethany Miller - Performing Artist from Akld Fringe show Goody Goody Glam Pop
- Isaac Hooper from Akld Fringe show Blip
- Hayley and Ella from Prowl Productions about Auckland Fringe show Prowl
- Singer Greta O’Leary about their latest release Baby, I’m a Singer

And we have our weekly catch up with Richard from The Factory

Tune in 8pm Sunday at Planet FM 104.6 or listen live at planetaudio.org.nz

12/09/2024

Join our 29th national tour in 2025. Great comedic and physical theatre skills sought.. is that you?

11/09/2024

🎤Fresh off his performances in Wellington and his award winning show in Dunedin (best at fringe, best musical), Charles N Charles is excited to perform for the Auckland fringe festival - The Factory Theatre (14 Sep 2024).🎤

The Pre Conditioned Hori is Charles N Charge's consciously raw hip hop musical stage show to life, through his lived experiences and passion for kaupapa hip hop. Delivered through his original pieces of rap music, spoken word poetry and interludes from his own EP collection, CnC tells a familiar story of life growing up in Aotearoa from someone who has struggled with identity, culture and the many stereotypes sometimes placed upon us as urban Maori.

Get your tickets now: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2024/sep/aklfringe-the-pre-conditioned-hori

10/09/2024

We are so excited to have Charles N Charge bring The Pre Conditioned Hori as part of Auckland Fringe!

One show only, this Saturday, Sept 14th at 6:00pm. All tickets are pay-what-you-can, no questions, just use the handy iTICKET sliding scale to set your purchase price point!

https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2024/sep/aklfringe-the-pre-conditioned-hori

H town Native spreading that Kaupapa HipHop