Songs to the Judges

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Event Songs to the Judges
Venue Maidment Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
First Date 12 February 1981
Last Date 22 February 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
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
William Dart Composer
Mervyn Thompson Director
Mervyn Thompson Playwright
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 199398