Tu

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Event Tu
Venue Pipitea Marae, Pipitea, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012
First Date 1 March 2012
Last Date 7 March 2012
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Patricia Grace’s award-winning novel is the inspiration for this powerful return to the stage by celebrated playwright and director Hone Kouka. Weaving together text and image, Tu is an epic tale set against 1940s Wellington, the battlefields of Monte Cassino and post-war Te Tairawhiti on the North Island’s East Coast. After years of self-imposed exile, old Tu is found and visited by his brother’s children. In search of answers, their presence triggers an unstoppable wave of memories that envelops Tu and forces him to confront and embrace the ghosts of his past.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Adaptation
Māori Theatre
Subjects Historical
Māori
Māori culture
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Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tina Cook Actor
Erina Daniels Actor
Karl Drinkwater Actor
Taungaroa Emile Actor
Kura Forrester Actor
Tola Newbery Actor
Jarod Rawiri Actor
Kirk Torrance Actor Tu
Matariki Whatarau Actor
Aroha White Actor
Clare Bowden Costume Designer
Hone Kouka Director
Ulli Briese Lighting Designer
Hone Kouka Playwright
Mark McEntyre Set Designer
Karnan Saba Sound Designer
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 199109