Te Waka Huia

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Event Te Waka Huia
Venue Basement Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Matariki Festival 2018
First Date 3 July 2018
Last Date 7 July 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description A derelict bus stands rusting in an overgrown paddock near Helensville. When Pahi, the sometime resident, encounters two teenagers drawn to the bus by their own sense of homelessness, his tangled worlds of past and present collide.

As secrets unravel, and the threat of losing the bus becomes imminent, the three discover a truth: whatever it looks like, home is worth fighting for.

Te Waka Huia is a new play inspired by the 1963 Brynderwyn bus crash. It is written as a tribute to those who lost their lives – and those who survived - New Zealand’s worst road accident.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Theatre
Subjects Friendship
Homelessness
Loss
Memory
Road accidents
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Naomi Bartley Actor
Matiu Kereama Actor Jack
Amanda Grace Leo Actor Emily
Junior Misimoa Actor Pahi
Chris Molloy Director
Chris Molloy Musician
Naomi Bartley Playwright
Andrew Denton Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2018/jul/te-waka-huia
Web https://www.theatrescenes.co.nz/review-te-waka-huia/
Event Identifier 214249
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa