Kōanga Festival 2020 | Te Pou Theatre

'The Visitors' a new play by Jon Hunter & Justin Rogers, explores the lengths two men go to in order to avoid confronting their grief. Stories past and present weave together into a perfect storm in the hunt for the unexpected yet unavoidable truth.

Kōanga Festival 2020, Te Pou Theatre

A new play in development by Rutene Spooner

“Ka tika a muri, ka tika a mua”

Staunchies is a new character driven sketch comedy with song, celebrating the unsung heroes of the Kapa Haka world. Our aunties and uncles, our supporters - our kapa haka ‘pit crew’.

Director: Tanea Heke 

Dramaturge: Albert Belz 

Cast: Waimihi Hotere, Brady Peeti, Te Rauhiringa Brown, Mauri-Oho Stokes, Antonio Te Maioha, Te Huamanuka Luiten-Apirana  

Sound mahi: Deb Frame & David Atai (Crescendo Trust)

Available until Sunday 20 September

After listening to this play reading you can join the playwright and other listeners over Zoom on a Sunday afternoon for a kōrerorero. Fill in the short registration form (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsduGoqD0pEtXeO_wqxnijtOGcS_TY4Rgz) to get the zoom link to join our Kōanga Kōrerorero.

Kōanga Festival Kōrerorero #3

Staunchies | HUIHUI MAI

Sunday 20 September 2020 | 3pm 

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Let me tell you a story of my tupuna who was strong, beautiful and brave and deceitful, broken and loathed.  Kūpapa is a reimagining of historical events through the eyes of Lucy Lord aka Takiora.

Director/ Dramaturge: Erina Daniels

Cast: Renaye Tamati, Tanea Heke & Waimihi Hotere 

Available until Sunday 13 September

After listening to this new play you can join the playwright and other listeners over Zoom on a Sunday afternoon for a kōrerorero. Fill in the short registration form (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsduGoqD0pEtXeO_wqxnijtOGcS_TY4Rgz) to get the zoom link to join our Kōanga Kōrerorero.

Kōanga Festival Kōrerorero #2

Kūpapa | HUIHUI MAI

Sunday 13 September 2020 | 3pm 

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Ngā mihi to our supporters on this project - Creative New Zealand, Foundation North, Auckland Council & Henderson-Massey Local Board

A new play in development by Te Huamanuka Luiten-Apirana

After losing their mum, Kahu, Te Rina and Ariana use a compulsory nightly Lip Sync to hold their little whānau together. But when the one year anniversary of their loss approaches, the fun and shimmer of a Lip Sync, Kanikani, Twerk Off might not be good enough glue.

Kaituhi: Te Huamanuka Luiten-Apirana

​Director: Amber Curreen

Dramaturge: Amber Curreen & Annette Morehu

Cast: Alex Tunui, Ihaka Kelly, Tuakoi Ohia, Cian Gardner & Tainui Tukiwaho, 

Available until 6 September 2020

After listening to this new play you can join the playwright and other listeners over Zoom on a Sunday afternoon for a kōrerorero. Fill in the short registration form (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kd-murjspG9ToWW1h4lD1TD7EDWAs0r-A) to get the zoom link to join our Kōanga Kōrerorero.

Kōanga Festival Kōrerorero #1

Rangatahi Playwrights | HUIHUI MAI

Sunday 6 September 2020 | 3pm 

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A new play in development by Acushla-Tara Kupe

Sisters Maia and Ahorangi are victims of a hit and run, finding themselves stranded. With adrenaline pumping and nowhere to go, they unwillingly start to unpack years of baggage. Maybe their past isn’t quite what they thought it was.

Kaituhi: Acushla-Tara Kupe

Director: Amber Curreen

Dramaturge: Amber Curreen & Annette Morehu

Cast: Renaye Tamati, Rhema Sutherland, Te Huamanuka Luiten-Apirana, Cian Gardner, Taungaroa Emile & Brady Peeti 

Available until 6 September 2020

After listening to this new play you can join the playwright and other listeners over Zoom on a Sunday afternoon for a kōrerorero. Fill in the short registration form (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kd-murjspG9ToWW1h4lD1TD7EDWAs0r-A) to get the zoom link to join our Kōanga Kōrerorero.

Kōanga Festival Kōrerorero #1

Rangatahi Playwrights | HUIHUI MAI

Sunday 6 September 2020 | 3pm 

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Ngā mihi to our supporters on this project - Creative New Zealand, Foundation North, Auckland Council & Henderson-Massey Local Board

WHYTANGI?? (You know wai!!) And other lost in translation stories

The Chosen Ones by Albert Belz

It is 4000 years from now only Māori survive, but why and how? What if we don't reach our nations reo goals by 2040, a virus takes over the earth taking all but Māori and the everlasting Winston Peters deified. Belz takes ridiculous theories of the past waaaaay into the future to reflect on today.

WHYTANGI?? Is a collection of short works originally developed for the stage now presented as online theatre experiences. More WHYTANGI productions available throughout Kōanga Festival 2020.

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Ngā mihi to our supporters on this project - Creative New Zealand, Foundation North, Chisholm Whitney & Whangarei District Council.