Whero's New Net

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Event Whero's New Net
Venue The PumpHouse, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 19 August 2009
Last Date 22 August 2009
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Incorporates stories by Witi Ihimaera. Whero Mahana is a musician with songs of grit and tears pulsing through her veins. In London to chase a dream far away from New Zealand, she is presented with a diary that confirms her longing for home. As the lines between her past and present fracture, her father s stories force Whero to make painful choices about where her dreams really lie.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Wesley Dowdell Actor Dermot
Kura Forrester Actor Anahera
Natalie Medlock Actor Red
Bree Peters Actor Whero
Jarod Rawiri Actor Petera
Blair Strang Actor Tupo
Tainui Tukiwaho Actor Kotare
Scott Cotter Assistant Director
Tracey Collins Designer
Linda Cartwright Dialect Coach
Sam Scott Director
Mark Harris Fight Director
Ngamaru Raerino Kaumātua Performer
Jeremy Fern Lighting Designer
Tama Waipara Musician
Albert Belz Playwright
James Kyle Wilson Producer
Josh Hyman Production Manager Production/Stage Manager
Tama Waipara Sound Designer
Josh Hyman Stage Manager Production/Stage Manager
Kate Burton Technician
Kirstie O'Sullivan Voice Coach
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Lawson Field Theatre Gisborne, 30 July - 1 August 2009; Clarence Street Theatre, Hamilton 5 - 8 August 2009; Downstage Theatre Wellington 26 - 29 August; Expressions Arts & Entertainment Centre Upper Hutt 3 - 5 September; Hawkins Theatre, Papakura Auckland 10 - 11 Sept 2009.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 200988