2027 ADD-ONS
2027 ADD-ONS
Voices From Gallipoli
by Mark Wright
1 April - 4 April
Eye-opening, poignant, and yet full of warmth and humour. These are the Voices From Gallipoli.
Mark Wright, best known for portraying public figures, brings an entirely new set of characters to life. The soldiers in the trenches, the nurses on the hospital ships, the families left to cope at home. Timeless, engaging, and utterly unforgettable.
“Voices From Gallipoli is a poignant, amusing and deeply moving exploration of one of Aotearoa’s defining moments.” - Cameron Rhodes
“While it’s about Gallipoli, it’s delivered by an outstanding actor, a man of deep commitment and integrity, whose performance completely transcends his own material.” - Lexie Matheson
The Swing
by Te Rākau Theatre
20 October - 23 October
The Swing weaves the ancestral pūrākau of Tānemahuta - atua of light and Hinetītama - daughter of dawn, into a contemporary portrayal of whānau struggling to recover from the shadow of ngau whiore (sexual abuse) and whakamomori (suicide).
Audiences have said The Swing is “engaging at every level,” “life-changing”, and “filled with wairua, power, grace, healing and truth.”
This work is the creative outcome of a community kaupapa Māori research project hosted by Kōkiri Marae and Massey University.
Writer Helen Pearse-Otene (PhD) is a registered and practising psychologist, and director Jim Moriarty MNZM is a registered psychiatric nurse.