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Tag: Theatre. Showing results 21 - 30 of 69
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ONE:The Earth Rises tells the history of Manukau through dance
ONE - The Earth Rises is a highly entertaining dance show that is set firmly in Manukau. It was created by award-winning dance choreographer and Māori advocate Moss Patterson of Ngāti Tuwharetoa and he's combined Māori, Polynesian and Chinese cultures.
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Play challenges English as status quo
World-renowned classic absurdist play 'The Chairs' by Romanian-French playwright Uegēne Ionesco has been adapted into Māori, Samoan, English and Cantonese.
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Play puts spotlight on suicide
For thirty-five years Taki Rua productions have contributed to the development of Māori theatre. Now they've released a play entirely in Te Reo Māori, specifically for an adult audience.
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Tuhaka to star in The Cherry Orchard
Experienced actor and television presenter Te Kohe Tuhaka plays a lead role in the latest production of The Auckland Theatre Company's upcoming Kensington Swan Season of the classic Chekov play The Cherry Orchard. Directed by Colin McColl who has a long history of directing classics with a contemporary twist.
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Māori actor in leading role of Priscilla Queen of the Desert musical
A young Māori actor has taken on one of the leading roles in Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical, currently playing at Sydney's Capitol Theatre.
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Bilingual show aimed at South Island-based children
A bilingual show aimed at primary schools explores te reo Māori as a gift using musical and theatrical performances.
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Aladdin set to bring a whole new world to NZ
It's a dream come true for every child of the nineties. After touring Australia for the past two years, Disney's Aladdin The Musical will soar into Auckland early next year, bringing with it an array of colour and talent.
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The Wizard of Ōtāhuhu
The Wizard of Ōtāhuhu is an outrageous twist on the children's story The Wizard of Oz, performed with a South Auckland flavour.
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The 'yellow brick road' becomes the 'yellow tar-seal road'
Dorothy and Toto's adventure performed in South Auckland style. That's what you can expect to see in a new theatrical play that's a Polynesian take on the Wizard of Oz starting this month in Auckland
