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It was first performed in December 1987 at Auckland's Mercury Theatre and is the most commercially successful play in New Zealand's theatre history. [1] It had several national sell-out tours in the UK since 1990 and has been translated into sixteen languages. It continues to play worldwide to popular acclaim.
Thomas Sainsbury (born 1982) is a New Zealand actor, writer, comedian and filmmaker. [1] [2] [3] Sainsbury began his acting and writing career in theatre.He became well known in New Zealand from 2017 for his short form comedy videos released on social media.
Philippa Campbell began her career in the theatre as an actor and director in the 1980s. In 1981, she was involved in establishing Taki Rua in Wellington, the first professional theatre dedicated to New Zealand theatre and a key venue for indigenous and bicultural performances and theatrical development through the 1980s and 1990s. [1]
Taki Rua is a theatre organisation based in Wellington, New Zealand that has produced many contemporary Māori theatre productions. Taki Rua has been going since 1983 and has had several name changes over that time including The New Depot, Depot Theatre and Taki Rua / The Depot. The full current name is Taki Rua Productions.
Christopher Parker (born September 25, 1990) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, writer, TV personality, and podcaster. [2] Parker has written for and appeared in many local comedy shows such as Jono and Ben, 7 Days, Taskmaster NZ, and Have You Been Paying Attention. [3] He has also acted in films like Baby Done, The Breaker Uppers, and Nude ...
Musical Theatre New Zealand is the umbrella organisation for approximately 100 musical theatre societies in New Zealand. There are about 60 of these amateur theatre groups in the North Island and about 40 in the South Island. They are an incorporated society since 1961 with a president, vice president, five zone representatives, a part time ...
This is the New Zealand National Dance and Drama Centre, and is home to the New Zealand School of Dance and Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. [ 30 ] In the Hutt Valley there is the Lower Hutt Little Theatre next to the War Memorial Library on Queens Drive, [ 31 ] and in Upper Hutt is Whirinaki Whare Taonga (formally Expressions) an arts ...
Hall was born in Woodford, Essex, England, [2] and educated at London's University College School from 1952 until 1955, when he embarked on a career in insurance. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1957 and continued to work in insurance, also performing in amateur theatre in the city of Wellington.