Mum's Choir

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Event Mum's Choir
Venue Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
First Date 8 May 2004
Last Date 19 June 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A musical family who always sang together around the grand piano dominating the set, the O'Reilly's have drifted apart. Molly, the departed matriarch has bequeathed them with a performance of Faure's Requiem, a complicated six-part choral piece in Latin that requires a fair bit of rehearsal. How the siblings and Molly's sister Nola react to this request, handle the funeral arrangements, and cope with each other in a confined space after a long time apart, is the substance of this wonderful play.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Death
Family
Funeral
Music
Siblings
Songs
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jane Donald Actor Terri
Reihana Haronga Actor Matiu
Shirley Kelly Actor Aunty Nola
Jeff Kingsford-Brown Actor Kevin
David McKenzie Actor Noel
Helen Moulder Actor Jean
Alison Quigan Actor Cathy
Alison Quigan Director
Laughton Pattrick Musical Director
Alison Quigan Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Centrepoint's 30th anniversary celebration centrepiece.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187051