Strange Resting Places by Paolo Rotondo & Rob Mokaraka
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When:
| Wed 1 Jul ’09, 7:30pm–9:30pm |
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| Thu 2 Jul ’09, 7:30pm–9:30pm |
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Where: Hawkins Theatre, 13 Ray Small Drive, Papakura Show map
Restrictions: All Ages Licensed
Ticket Information:
- Adult: $32.00
- Concession (Senior Citizen, Student, Child): $25.00
- Group of 6+ booking together: $25.00
- Booking fees may apply
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"A spellbinding gem of a show that will have you laughing a lot and crying just a little" – NZ Herald
Italy, 1944: a battle-torn theatre of the Second World War. The allied onslaught stalls at Monte Cassino and the 28th Maori Battalion find themselves centre stage. A young Maori soldier goes out to steal food; an Italian takes cover in a stable. Both find themselves trapped in a potentially deadly stand-off, but with Germans just outside, their survival depends on co-operation.
With music and comedy in Maori, Italian and English and some hilarious and moving characters, Strange Resting Places shines a light on the complex emotional bonds of New Zealand’s wartime history and the three universals that Maori shared with the Italians: whanau, food and song – not to mention wily cunning, a love of vino and a passion for the ladies. Strange Resting Places is theatre crafted from extensive research, contemporary storytelling and personal experience.
Cast: Paolo Rotondo, Rob Mokaraka, Maaka Pohatu
Direction by: Leo Gene Peters
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