Hui

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Event Hui
Venue Rangatira, Q Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2013
First Date 16 March 2013
Opening Date 16 March 2013
Last Date 23 March 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description "I used to pretend I didn't have a family, I wasn't born anywhere, from nowhere." - Tina

Sometimes all there is left is family... even if you hate their guts. Mitch Tawhi Thomas' new play Hui relates with devastating clarity and courage, a story about whānau, secrets, lies, shame, and the challenge of defying Māori tradition. After 20 years, four estranged brothers are reunited upon the death of their father. What ensues is a visceral, charged, and stormy night as the brothers grieve for their dead father, sort through tangled recollections of the past, and struggle to articulate their bro
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Related Events
  • Is under umbrella of Auckland Arts Festival 2013 , Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 March 2013
  • Is part of Hui , Māngere Arts Centre, Māngere, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 March 2013
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rachel House Director
Mitch Tawhi Thomas Playwright
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Auckland Arts Festival 2013 programme - accessed via National Library Online Archive
Web http://2013.aaf.co.nz/events/hui.aspx.html
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 156721