Naked Samoans Talk about their Knives

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Event Naked Samoans Talk about their Knives
Venue Bats Theatre Company, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event NZ Laugh! Festival 1998
First Date 7 May 1998
Last Date 9 May 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Well, they weren't naked. There were two guns, but no knives. They were Samoans, they were Indians, they were rednecks, they pretended to be Maori. They shouted at some Chinese. They were frenetically high-energy…two Samoan brothers…dream of fame and fortune, beautiful women and shampoo. But when they can't even pull off a gig at The Big Easy, the rot of hopelesness sets in.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Family
Immigrant
Samoa
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David Fane Actor Uncle Charles
Michael Hodgson Actor Mervyn
Erolia Ifopo Actor Elizabeth
Oscar Kightley Actor Samoa
Mishelle Muagututi'a Actor Evotia
Tanya Muagututi'a Actor Ula
Lianne Watkins Lighting Designer
Oscar Kightley Playwright
Fuarosa Luafutu-Tamati Producer
Simon Small Producer
Iosefa Enari Production Manager Production/Tour Manager
Donna Muir Publicist
Sam Utai'i Publicist
Rodney McLaughlan Set and/or Property Maker
Nathaniel Lees Set Designer
Clay Paviel Set Designer
Mockingbird Music Sound Artist
Adrian Kearns Technical Manager
Text Nationality New Zealand
Samoa
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information From poster: A black comedy with blacks! Performed in perfect English. Arts Alive Laugh Lounge, Town Hall, Auckland 22- 25 April; Southern Ballet Theatre Christchurch 13 -16 May 1998. Return season at BATS 29 June - 11 July.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 185569