Silent Night
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When:
| Mon 13 Dec ’10, 8:00pm–9:00pm |
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| Tue 14 Dec ’10, 8:00pm–9:00pm |
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| Wed 15 Dec ’10, 8:00pm–9:00pm |
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| Thu 16 Dec ’10, 8:00pm–9:00pm |
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| Fri 17 Dec ’10, 8:00pm–9:00pm |
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| Sat 18 Dec ’10, 2:00pm–3:00pm |
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| Sat 18 Dec ’10, 8:00pm–9:00pm |
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Where: Musgrove Studio, Maidment Theatre Complex, 8 Alfred Street, Auckland CBD Show map
Restrictions: All Ages
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With her tea trolley polished, Cameo Cremes on the cake stand and sherry glasses at the ready, Yvette Parson’s intimate solo show Silent Night shuffles into the Musgove Studio for a very limited season.
It’s Christmas Day and an elderly Irene McMunn demonstrates her unusual and innovative cooking, shopping and festive decorating techniques while awaiting the arrival of her guests. In this time, Irene remembers stories of her past – the Tangiwai disaster, the effects it had on her and her family, the courtship and marriage of her late husband Len and her relationship with daughter Elaine.
She also regales about her special ability – she can receive messages from God. Confiding to her local priest about her ability, day by day the messages become regular and found in everyday items, such as the vision of the Virgin Mary in her Tip Top toast. If that wasn’t enough to contend with, her cat “Monty” has gone missing!
Always quick to spot a souvenir sherry set, hand-made lace treasure or a right royal trinket, Parsons has collected a bizarre array of memorabilia for Silent Night a story of loss, loneliness and stoic survival, laced with plenty of humour and a set full of a certain style of paraphernalia.
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