Tuku Waimarie

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Event Tuku Waimarie
Venue Tour, various (North Island), North Island, New Zealand
First Date 4 May 1998
Last Date 13 June 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description A play in Te Reo for ages 3 and up. Tamatea lives on a farm but is bored by his many chores and runs away to the city; after being knocked unconscious he awakes to find the city ruled by an evil taniwha. Tamatea and his new friends discover the only way to survive is through the powerful use of Maori language. Synopsis: Playmarket.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Children's Theatre
Street Theatre
Subjects Bicultural
Māori
Rural
Taniwha
Te Reo Māori
Urban
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Hori Ahipene Actor
Terrence Griffiths Actor
Marisa Pene Actor
Maaka Pohatu Actor
Hana Pomare Actor
Willy Craig Fransen Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Toured 40 kura kaupapa, kohanga reo, museums between Auckland, Ruatoria, New Plymouth, Wellington.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 188275
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa