Butterfly Smokescreen, created in 2023 was a dream come true project. It was a dream show conceived by Jim Fishwick of Jetpack Theatre and then developed by Jim along with Laura Irish and Kirsty Macguire. The team developed the characters and ideas based on the true Hollywood mystery of the death of Thomas Ince but they soon realised that their dream of producing it was too expensive and no funding bodies would consider them. So the show was put on a shelf for several years until Laura mentioned the idea in passing to the right person who surprisingly and very generously offered to fund its development. The only catch? The show had to be done and ready to perform within 4 weeks because the patron wanted the first show. So the team launched into action and created the most extravagant fully immersive and bold theatre experience New Zealand has ever seen aboard famed art deco NZ super yacht, The Seabreeze III, and performed it for 14 weeks in Auckland viaduct in 2023. The Barden Party and Jetpack would love the opportunity to further perform and develop this work in other cities… all they need is a boat! If you would like to sponsor the next iteration of this groundbreaking work or if you or someone you know has a boat that would be great for this experience, please please please get in contact.