Mark Twain & Me in Māoriland
Mark Twain & Me in Māoriland, Wellington, 13 March 2010 – 21 March 2010
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| Sat 13 Mar, 8:00pm |
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| Sun 14 Mar, 6:00pm |
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| Mon 15 Mar, 6:00pm |
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| Wed 17 Mar, 6:00pm |
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| Thu 18 Mar, 8:00pm |
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| Fri 19 Mar, 8:00pm |
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| Sat 20 Mar, 2:00pm |
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| Sat 20 Mar, 7:00pm |
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| Sun 21 Mar, 5:00pm |
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Where: Soundings Theatre, Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington Show map
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information:
- A Reserve: $48.00
- A Reserve Friend: $43.00
- Ticketek – 0800 TICKETEK
- Booking fees may apply
Website: www.nzfestival.nzpost.co.nz
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Taki Rua Productions / New Zealand
Weaving historical fact with magical realism, Mark Twain & Me in Māoriland fuses a spaghetti western with an epic love story. Inspired by true events, this bullet-ridden, comic tale is set amidst the saloons of Whanganui in 1895 – a combustible time of mercenaries, prophets, vaudeville, and self-serving mayoralty.
This gun-toting production sparks from the true account of Mark Twain’s Australasian lecture tour, which came to an abrupt halt when the outspoken writer incurred the wrath of the local English establishment. Twain shocked the colonials when he pronounced a Moutoa monument, honouring Māori loyal to the English, should be blown up for encouraging natives to become traitors to their own race. He also claimed the rebel Māori, slandered as barbarians and fanatics, were in fact the country’s true patriots.
Taki Rua Productions’ Mark Twain & Me in Māoriland blends live music with audio visual technology as it navigates the complexities and contradictions of colonisation. A theatrical stick of dynamite from the award-winning producers of Strange Resting Places and Te Karakia, this entertaining creation proves that history, as always, is far from black and white.
Writer David Geary
Director Anna Marbrook
Designers John Gibson, Kasia Pol and Jessica Sanderson
Image Robert Catto
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