• We'll bring the knives; you bring the judgement.

      The monthly improv show where three teams face off in a battle for glory, honour, and the audience's favour. The winner returns in the headline spot next month, while the losers wail and gnash their teeth...

      "Being handed a knife as I enter, albeit a plastic one, I could not help but get the feeling that this was going to be a more hardcore night of improv than I had experienced in a while...

      Late Night Knife Fight ... has real potential to become a Wellington institution"

      - Art Murmurs

      We'll bring the knives; you bring the judgement.

      The monthly improv show where three teams face off in a battle for glory, honour, and the audience's favour. The winner returns in the headline spot next month, while the losers wail and gnash their teeth.

      "Being handed a knife as I enter, albeit a plastic one, I could not help but get the feeling that this was going to be a more hardcore night of improv than I had experienced in a while...

      Late Night Knife Fight ... has real potential to become a Wellington institution"

      - Art Murmurs

    • LNKF #38: Debut

      Saturday 24 July 2021, 9pm at BATS Theatre

      TBC

      Ben Zolno and Wiremu Tuhiwai

      Brosplained

      Nina Hogg and Megan Connolly

      Songs About You

      Oliver Probert

    • Late Night Knife Fight is back at BATS Theatre!

      And now... we have MERCH! Get yours from Print Mighty

      Monthly at BATS

      We'll bring the knives; you bring the judgement.

      The monthly improv battle where three teams face off in a fight for glory, honour, and the audience's favour. The winner returns in the headline spot next month; the losers wail and gnash their teeth.

      The first rule of Knife Fight is... BOOK EARLY
      Tickets $22 F / $18 C / $20 G6+

      Want more? Catch Locomotive's new show ONE ACT/PLAY at 7pm right before LNKF, and pay just $30 for both! Tickets on sale now...

      Making New Work

      Now officially a Locomotive initiative, Late Night Knife Fight is a joyful proving ground for improvisors creating new work and ensembles, offering development, coaching, and collaboration across companies and styles. An opportunity to catch the next big thing in improv before it takes flight, work developed at LNKF has gone on to full seasons and festivals, with The National Average, Two Dope Teens (Best Improv Nelson Fringe 2018), The History Boy (Nominated Outstanding Performer Fringe 2021), Magnus Steele, and more in development. Interested in playing? Email hello@locomotive.nz

      Venue & Accessibility Info

      The Studio at BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace

      This show is not R18, but it is at 9pm; parental discretion is advised. The venue's bar Lumen is open from 5pm, doors open 10 minutes before showtime. Seating is not allocated. Latecomers will be admitted but you have to go across the stage - we would NOT recommend it! The Studio is located on the second floor of the building, and there is no lift. If you have accessibility questions or requirements please contact BATS directly on book@bats.co.nz or call 04 802 4175.

      Read more at BATS Theatre's website.

    • Pics by Ali Little, Jason Aldous and Jennifer O'Sullivan

    Late Night Knife Fight is a production of Locomotive Ltd., an improvised theatre training centre based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand). We aim to grow improvisors into performers and creators with strong stagecraft, competent skills, joyful teamwork, and an awareness of the context and whakapapa of the work they create and contribute to.

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