Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking
For as long as Māori and Pākehā have shared Aotearoa, Tiri has walked with us all.
What begins as ironic binge-watching slips into obsession, and then, the morphing of reality.
In the cult 90s teen series Monster of the Week, a new girl battled demons, mean girls, and the apocalypse – one episode at a time.
Decades later, five friends in Auckland discover the long-lost VHS tapes. As they binge through the night, the neon camp of 90s TV begins to seep into their own lives.
Monster of the Week drifts between eras, genres, and realities – a cult meta-horror and a study of the stories we carry with us.
Written and directed by A Slightly Isolated Dog (Our Own Little Mess, Jekyll & Hyde) Monster of the Week will be brought to life by ATC’s Youth Company.
This is a Choose What You Pay ticketed show. Pick the ticket price from $8 – no questions asked.
Our Youth Company is a part-time, year-long programme offered free to participants aged 18 to 25. Our Youth Company lets young people learn in a working theatre, feel comfortable in this space, and train in an environment that acknowledges the enormous strength and resilience it takes to be an artist.
Youth Company is proudly supported by Youth Company Supporters Group.
A Slightly Isolated Dog is led by Artistic Director Leo Gene Peters.
They are well known for their international hits, Don Juan, Jekyll and Hyde, and The Trojan War. Their work has toured around the world, from all over NZ and Australia, to the UK, Ireland, Beijing and Edinburgh Fringe. These shows are fast and furious, mashing up styles of sketch comedy, music gig, physical theatre, and wit.
Their shows exist on a continuum, from highly explosive and high octane to extremely intimate and thoughtful experiences. All the works look to engage audiences’ imaginations and playfulness in a process of communal reflection through sharing live performance.
Other previous works include Monsters Made by Monsters (Unitec), Our Own Little Mess (ANZIAF), Slay/Save the Dragon, Safety in Numbers, Death & the Dreamlife of Elephants, and Perfectly Wasted (LCYT).
They have been creating new devised theatre since 2006.
Monster of the Week by A Slightly Isolated Dog is presented by Auckland Theatre Company’s Youth Company.
Monster of the Week was commissioned by Auckland Theatre Company. The play expands on A Slightly Isolated Dog’s earlier work, Monsters made by Monsters presented by Unitec School of Creative Industries 2025 3rd Year Actors.
Basement Theatre is a place where urgent and adventurous live performance made by independent artists is incubated and supported. They do this by proudly showcasing artist's work across two performance spaces - the Studio upstairs and the Theatre downstairs. They also deliver a suite of artist development programmes that enable makers to cultivate ideas and strengthen their practices across a range of different forms and disciplines.
Event and Ticketing Details
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Wed 01 Oct
7pm
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Thu 02 Oct
7pm
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Fri 03 Oct
7:00 PM
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Sat 04 Oct
7:00 PM
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Duration
1 hour, 15 minutes long, without an interval
Advisory
Contains strong language, sexual themes, and lighting effects.
ATC Youth Company
Our Youth Company is a part-time, year-long programme offered free to participants aged 18-25 that lets young people learn in a working theatre, feel comfortable in this space, and train in an environment that acknowledges being an artist takes enormous strength and resilience.
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