The Boat

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Event The Boat
Venue Maidment Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
First Date 16 July 1992
Last Date 1 August 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In 169 AD, Calvus and Verus arrive in China & are persuaded to row Princess Ts'ui and her slave Tu to Australia. Back in Rome, Emperor Marcus Aurelius is fighting a losing war against invading Northern tribes. This play wittily considers the complex issues of cultural interaction - between colonisers and colonised, strangers and hosts - the politics of nationalism, and the relationship between state and the individual.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Australia
Chinese
Colonisation
Europe
History
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Brunt Actor
Carmel Carroll Actor
Iosefa Enari Actor
Andrea Kelland Actor
Jay Laga'aia Actor
Michael Lawrence Actor
Annabel Lomas Actor
Miranda Wilson Actor
Simon Marler Director
Stuart Hoar Playwright
Tracey Collins Set Designer
Jonathon McKeown Sound Artist
Trevor Thwaites Sound Artist
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 188410