Songs to the Judges

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Event Songs to the Judges
Venue Tour (National), New Zealand
First Date 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description 'As playwright, director and teacher, Mervyn Thompson's work is the most substantial and important in New Zealand theatrical tradition…informed by a social and political commitment…Judges looks at a range of examples of white racism throughout New Zeaand's history, focussing on the judiciary as a symbol of institutional power'.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Bastion Point
Bicultural
Land rights
Māori
Politics
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Margaret Blay Actor Actress C
Sharron Da Silva Actor Actress D
Arthur Ranford Actor Actor B
Hemi Rapata Actor Actor A
Mervyn Thompson Actor Judge
Richard Howard Assistant Director
William Dart Composer
Priscilla Pitts Designer
Mervyn Thompson Director
Elizabeth Hawkins Lighting Designer
Paul Owens-Lowe Lighting Designer
William Dart Musical Director Musical Director/Composer/Pianist
Mervyn Thompson Playwright
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information National. 2- 3 April Waikato Art Museum, Hamilton; 4 - 5 April Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North; 7 - 11 April City Art Gallery, Wellington; 14 - 16 April Allen Hall Dunedin; 18 - 19 April Southern Ballet Theatre Christchurch.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 192367