 Event |
Ship Songs
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| Venue |
The PumpHouse, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand |
| First Date |
6 August 2008 |
| Last Date |
10 August 2008 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
…Using as a foundation the romantic story of his parents meeting and falling in love in Canada, he weaves together three differing but complementary journeys of exploration and discovery: his mother's escape from stultifying Yorkshire to sail across the Atlantic with a dream of helping the Eskimos give birth; an Irish whaler who jumps ship and falls in love with a Maori maiden before being recaptured and punished with 60 lashes; and the story of Zheng He, the great Chinese explorer whose extraordinary exploits were expunged from the records when the emperor decided he no longer existed…. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Solo
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Further Information |
Limited Venues. Herald Theatre (Auckland City) 14 August - 7 Sept; The Playhouse in Glen Eden 12 - 14 Sept; Howick Little Theatre, 17 - 21 Sept; Nelson Arts Festival 24 - 26 October 2008.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
193684 |
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