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        • Wellington's dedicated improvised soap opera ensemble

          History

          The ensemble that became Soap Factory created its first improvathon as part of Fringe Festival 2015 with 13: A Soap, a 13 hour durational theatre experience set at Sweet Aro Valley High (a fictional 1990s high school). Since then Soap Factory has carved out a delicious niche in the Wellington improv scene, with four further epic soap operas in NZ Fringe Festival and one season during NZ International Comedy Festival. Our players are local heroes and visiting stars, but we all share a love of characters, melodrama, and doing a lot of theatre all at once for the benefit of binge-watching audiences (stay all day and join an elite club!)

          Long, long, LONG form improv

          Soap Operas are a genre ripe for improvised adaptations, and have been presented the world over in many formats. In Wellington our members have created soaps with WIT in The Young and the WITless, and with Playshop in Riddiford Street. Internationally, the form's most famous soap is Edmonton's Die-Nasty Soapathon, now in its 29th year. As well as a weekly event, DIe-Nasty features an annual 52+ hour soapathon - yes, 52+ hours of improv IN A ROW. So far we're comfy with our 10 hour event, but maybe one day we'll try our hand at something... more ambitious.

          Kickin' Rad

          Soap Factory and its works are proud to be part of Kickin' Rad Productions. Kickin' Rad is a Wellington-based production company with a bent towards shows with heart and hilarity. Kickin' Rad presents original work, executive produces smaller works, and assists with touring performers from outside of Wellington and New Zealand. Learn more at kickinrad.co.nz 

        • SOAP FACTORY

          ENSEMBLE

        • Christine Brooks

          Player

          Anne Wilson in 13: A Soap

          Ambassador Hippolyta in Deep Space Naenae

          Rumpy in Mirror Miramar

          Peppermint Sparkle in So You Think You Khandallah

          Pam Hamm in Bay's Anatomy

          Jed Davies

          Player

          Mitchell and Gavin in 13: A Soap

          Calder Spade in Lyall Baywatch

          Ambassador Tibb-Lubb Plem in Deep Space Naenae

          Lyndon Hood

          Player

          Bentley Skyline in 13: A Soap

          Chrysler Mondeo in Lyall Baywatch

          Lexus CX5 and Fiat Astra in Deep Space Naenae

          Audi Charade in So You Think You Khandallah

          Kia Falcon in Bay's Anatomy

          Matt Hutton

          Player | Musician

          Quane Lively in So You Think You Khandallah 

          Sam Irwin

          Player

          Sammy Sharpe and Cameron Hawke in 13: A Soap

          Dr Seventeen Fitzgerald in Lyall Baywatch

          See-Saw Jones and Stew in Deep Space Naenae

          Jack Stockton in Mirror Miramar

          Albatross Adams in So You Think You Khandallah 

          Damien Raven in Bay's Anatomy

          Liam Kelly

          Player | Musician

          Miles Davis in Deep Space Naenae

          The Enchanted Tree in Mirror Miramar

          Jack Traddles in So You Think You Khandallah

          Grill Gilligan in Bay's Anatomy

          Clare Kerrison

          Player | Director

          Mrs Jane Robinson in Lyall Baywatch

          Wātea in Deep Space Naenae

          Nana Crawford in Mirror Miramar

          Tatum Channing in So You Think You Khandallah

          Dr Greta Point in Bay's Anatomy

          Mary Little

          Player | Operator

          Gerde Schleissinger and The Detective in 13: A Soap

          Tara McEntee

          Player

          Jasmine Cholmondley the Third in So You Think You Khandallah

          Jennifer O'Sullivan

          Player | Director | Producer

          Kacey Grant in 13: A Soap

          Lake Brooks in Lyall Baywatch

          Mallory 'Hot Six' Rix in Deep Space Naenae

          Lilian Rouge in Mirror Miramar

          Sheryl Farmers in So You Think You Khandallah

          Dr Shelly Bay in Bay's Anatomy

          Jonny Paul

          Player

          Christian Fury in Lyall Baywatch

          Dr Myron M an der Waal in Mirror Miramar

          Charlie Bothroyd in Bay's Anatomy

          Matt Powell

          Player | Graphic Designer

          Philippe l’Escalier/José Sangria in 13: A Soap

          Blake Forrest in Lyall Baywatch

          Lt Cmdr Parathrax in Deep Space Naenae

          Ramón Prince in Mirror Miramar

          Rudolf (etc) Channing in So You Think You Khandallah

          Dr Evans Bay in Bay's Anatomy

          Dianne Pulham

          Player

          Dawn Nightingale in Lyall Baywatch

          Counsellor Fisher Paykell in Deep Space Naenae

          Alanna Lott in Mirror Miramar

          Amelia Love in So You Think You Khandallah 

          Dr Samoyed Shepppard in Bay's Anatomy

          Wiremu Tuhiwai

          Player

          Ben in 13: A Soap

          Tiopira Jones in Lyall Baywatch

          Captain Samson OP Blue in Deep Space Naenae

          Tim Burwood in Mirror Miramar

          Chad Mikaere Michaels in So You Think You Khandallah

          X in Bay's Anatomy

          Kate Whitaker

          Player

          Southerly Swell in Lyall Baywatch

          Goldie Lockhart in Mirror Miramar

          Darryn Woods

          Lighting Improvisor

          Operator for13: A Soap

          Operator for Lyall Baywatch

          Computer / Grabthan in Deep Space Naenae

          Operator for Mirror Miramar

          John B. Tufnel, Esq. (and operator) in So You Think You Khandallah

          Operator for Bay's Anatomy

          Steven Youngblood

          Player

          Keith Grant in 13: A Soap

          Keith Grant in Lyall Baywatch

          Keith Grant (deceased) in Deep Space Naenae

          Keith Grant in Mirror Miramar

          Keith Grant in Bay's Anatomy

          Brendon Bennetts

          Player

          Chief Engineer Cormac O'Tube in Deep Space Naenae

          Laura Irish

          Player

          Jr Officer Xaria Yex in Deep Space Naenae

          Linda Calgaro

          Player

          Sol Pew-Pew in Deep Space Naenae

          Lori Leigh

          Player

          Coach Terri Bull in 13: A Soap

          Rosie Cann

          Player

          SalvaDOPE and Magalie in 13: A Soap

          Luke Rimmelzwaan

          Director / Player

          Dr Bruce Rizzleswizzle in So You Think You Khandallah

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