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Make Gnome Mistake

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Make Gnome Mistake

Make Gnome Mistake
  • About The Piece

    James, encounters a Gnome called Grodin, a small fantasy creature not much higher than a chair.

    He offers James a solution to a problem he has had for many years. Gnomes are trustworthy creatures, what can go wrong?

    Also, a Gnome appearing in our world… How does that even begin to make sense?

  • Created By

    Co-writers Kenneth Gaffney, Luke Scott & Diesel McGrath
    Director Kenneth Gaffney

  • Independent Theatre Company

    Rumpleyourmumskin

  • About the Company

    Rumpleyourmumskin – A person who just wants to entertain people with their friends.

  • Cast

    Ryan Cundy
    Catriona Tipene
    Alex Rabina
    Tom Kereama

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Red Wire, Blue Wire

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Red Wire, Blue Wire

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  • About The Piece

    “Work in an office”, they said. “She’ll be right”, they said.

    Strapped to a bomb, Trish is out of time, and her rescuer is the last person she wants to see. Under explosive pressure, they’re forced to unveil their true feelings! But does their moment end with a bang?

    Hopefully!

  • Created By

    Writer Albert Jamae
    Director Shauwn Keil

  • Independent Theatre Company
    N/A
  • About the Director

    Shauwn is an actor currently studying a Diploma in Stage and Screen at Whitireia. He enjoys a good British Comedy, with a nice Coca Cola, and Whittakers chocolate, but as a poor student, indulges in none of them. Shauwn has never directed before, and hopes it doesn’t show.

  • Cast

    Savannah Harris
    Alexandra Taylor
    Shauwn Keil

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Natraj – The Performer

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Natraj – The Performer

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  • About The Piece

    “Aha Laxman! Sita is kidnapped…Yes brother, what an injustice…what a sin!”

    Impersonating the characters from fabulous Indian mythologies, Natraj presents himself as an avid jatra (a folk theatre form) performer from the state of Bengal. Natraj is the only survivor of the jatra troop that encountered floods while travelling to their next show across the river Ganges. The show introduces the character Natraj from our upcoming play Cast Away which is based on the short story Bahiskrit written by the legendary playwright and poet Rabindranath Tagore.

  • Created By

    Writer & Director Swati Bhatt

  • Independent Theatre Company

    Sanskriti Theatre

  • About the Company

    Sanskriti Theatre is a dream project conceived by Swati Bhatt and Shaneel Sidal to introduce and initiate traditional Indian theatre to the audiences in New Zealand. Sanskriti Theatre aims at creating traditional as well as folk theatre performance straight from the works of Sanskrit poets and contemporary playwrights of India. The project boasts of celebrating the unique Indian theatrical arts and to make them available locally in New Zealand.

    Swati Bhatt is from Ahmedabad, India and moved to New Zealand in 2014 to pursue PhD in Theatre at VUW. She learned both stage and screen skills alongside her major studies in language, literature and cultural studies. Swati had performed on stage, on screen and on streets between the years 2006 and 2011 in India. In New Zealand, she has performed in the Toi Whakaari student production in the year 2015 and during the Putahi Festival in 2016. Currently, Swati is in process of forming an Indian theatre company “Sanskriti Theatre” with Shaneel Sidal and is looking forward to spice up theatre with traditional as well as contemporary Indian flavours in Wellington.

    Shaneel Sidal was born in Suva, Fiji and immigrated to New Zealand when he was 4. Living in NZ has moulded him into a creative person who is excited in performing this show. As Toi Whakaari graduate, he feels so privileged to be working in the industry. He is forming an Indian theatre company “Sanskriti Theatre” with Swati Bhatt and is looking forward to creating Indian theatre in Wellington.

  • Cast

    Shaneel Sidal

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In It Together

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In It Together

In It Together
  • About The Piece

    In It Together is a quick and quirky peek at three young, broke, and barely getting by 20-somethings who serve up a fun sense of humour, a big splash of gin, and a saucy kick of the harsh truth.

  • Created By

    Writer Catherine Zulver
    Director Imogen Prossor
    Producer Catherine Zulver

  • About the Writer

    Catherine is new to the Wellington scene but not New Zealand. After growing up in Hawke’s Bay she studied Drama in Canada. Finally back on NZ soil she is excited to make her writing debut here with In It Together and don a few hats including playwright, producer and actor.

  • Cast

    Jayne Grace
    Charlotte Thomas
    Catherine Zulver

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After

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After

After
  • About The Piece
    After is a short improvised play. Three people are in a bunker after some kind of an event. Who are they? The characters are different every performance. The performers will discover the characters and story at the same time as the audience.
  • Created By

    Improvised by the company
    Director Christine Brooks

  • Independent Theatre Company

    3women

  • About the Company

    3women is a newly formed independent improvised theatre group featuring Christine Brooks, Clare Kerrison and Jennifer O’Sullivan. Between them they have over 70 years of theatre experience, much of that in the form of improvised theatre. They have a history of creating compelling theatre that uses the form of improvisation.

  • Cast

    Christine Brooks
    Clare Kerrison
    Jennifer O’Sullivan

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Shaken

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Shaken

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  • About The Piece

    Dr Matthews visits Mrs Johnson and her son Antony who live in Christchurch, New Zealand. They have faced many adversities in their lives, including the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Dr Matthews may or may not have a solution to their problems.

  • Created By

    Writer Emily Duncan
    Director Dan Greer
    Producer Helena-Jane Kilkelly

  • Independent Theatre Company

    Prospect Park Productions

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  • About the Company

    Prospect Park Productions (NZ) was established in 2016 by producer, H-J Kilkelly, and writer, Emily Duncan. Formed to create and produce original NZ theatre, we place a strong emphasis on writer driven projects, highlighting women in the industry, and supporting practitioners to grow professionally and create quality works.

  • About the Writer

    Emily Duncan is an award-winning playwright based in Dunedin. She won Playmarket’s Plays For The Young competition in 2013 with Eloise In The Middle and was runner-up in the same competition with Le Sujet Parle: And Then He Shot Me in 2014. Eloise was published by Playmarket in the anthology Here/Now in 2015.

    Emily’s most recent play, Hold Me, premiered at BATS theatre in September 2016. She submitted her PhD thesis in August this year, which included a full-length playscript, Waipiata. Emily is currently working on a commission for the Young and Hungry 2017 Festival of New Theatre, entitled Fallen Angels.

  • Cast

    Ethan Morrison
    Raquel Roderick
    Jono Griffith