Goodbye My Feleni

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Event Goodbye My Feleni
Venue Glen Eden Playhouse, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Going West Festival 2014
First Date 28 August 2014
Last Date 31 August 2014
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Goodbye My Feleni (Goodbye My Friend) is the first-ever play to explore the experiences of the almost forgotten Pacific Islands soldiers who fought on the battlefields of Europe with D 'Ngati Walkabout' Company of the 28th (Māori) Battalion. Rich with Pasifika humour, song and storytelling, the play explores war's impact on relationships between men, their families, their cultures and their homelands.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Pasifika
War
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Shimpal Lelisi Actor 2nd Lieutenant Eteli Masani
Pua Magasiva Actor Ione Churchward
Shadon Meredith Actor Lance Corporal Simi Bishop
Dominic Ona-Ariki Actor Tama Apala
Amelia Reid-Meredith Director
Jane Hakaraia Lighting Designer
D F Mamea Playwright
Jenni Heka Producer
Posenai Mavaega Sound Designer
Tanya Muagututi'a Sound Designer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Samoa
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 198864