 Event |
Bless the Child
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| Venue |
Hannah Playhouse, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand Festival 2018 |
| First Date |
28 February 2018 |
| Opening Date |
28 February 2018 |
| Last Date |
4 March 2018 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
A child has died and Shardae, mother of the child, is held guilty until proven otherwise. A power-hungry lawyer Khan Te Ahi Richards is reluctantly dragged into the case to defend the mother as the whānau close ranks. And rumbling from beneath is Rūaumoko, god of earthquakes and unborn children. Now the mother, the lawyer and the wayward ones are all in search of an answer – who took the life of baby Ara? Challenging and thought-provoking, Bless the Child is a story of life and death, good versus evil. In an unflinching look at our society through a Māori lens, it uncovers the truth of our shared humanity – to protect the child. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Indigenous
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
New Zealand Festival 2018 programme |
| Review |
https://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=10883 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
157234 |
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