Cabaret looks at big city dates

Discussions are under way to take shows from Rotorua's Blue Baths to audiences in Auckland. Pictured are the stars from the Blue Baths Comedy Cabaret. Photo / Supplied

Blue Baths managing director Jo Romanes says the success of her latest show has prompted discussions to take shows to the big smoke of Auckland.

She said the last five weeks of the 2015 season of the Blue Baths Comedy Cabaret had seen standing ovations, full houses and rapturous applause, but even though the cabaret was reaching its end, exciting possibilities were on the horizon.

An Auckland-based critic, writing for Theatreview, said the show was "an amazing production: A professional, classy cabaret show which deserves recognition beyond Rotorua".

Mrs Romanes said while nothing had been confirmed, the exciting development could take place later this year and ideas were also being tossed around about a nationwide tour.

Blue Baths musical director Darlene Mohekey it was "great to be recognised and appreciated for what we can do".

"To know that our work is just as good as the work anywhere else in the country - that people love what we do."

She said she was already working on next summer's show.

"It'll be bigger and better and crazier than the last one," she said.

"They always are."

Mrs Romanes said she was in discussions with a venue and production company in Auckland who were keen to bring a show to the nation's largest city.

"We've been doing our own entertainment for the last four years and it's starting to be noticed by an Auckland crowd, and they have been impressed.

"We think some of our productions would be suitable for an Auckland audience. Potentially there's an opportunity to hold a show up there by mid-year," she said.

-The Comedy Cabaret plays at the Blue Baths every night this week at 8pm, with the final night on Friday.