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Playwright Leki Jackson-Bourke on adapting a hit film for the stage


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Listen in as playwright Leki Jackson-Bourke talks about the process of adapting a hit film for the stage.


Leki opens up about his journey to Tongan pride, the hurdles he's faced to bring this stage adaptation to life, and the conversations he hopes audiences will have after watching the play.


Leki is an award-winning playwright who’s written plays such as Inky Pinky Ponky and Pring it On. In 2018, Leki became the first Pasifika playwright to receive the Creative New Zealand Todd New Writer’s Bursary Grant and won the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Award for Emerging Pacific Artist.


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🎭 Red, White and Brass, adapted by Leki Jackson-Bourke

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