STRANGE RESTING PLACES
TAKI RUA PRODUCTIONS, WELLINGTON
Date and Time: Sat 21 March, 2pm
Venue: Downstage Theatre
Price: $16.50 per person
Age: 8 years and up
Duration: 55 minutes
“The plays of Taki Rua have done as much as any historian or documentary maker - and more than most - to illustrate life in NZ … In fact, I count them among the clearest, most illuminated and positive examples of Pakeha and Māori crossovers I've ever encountered.” – James Littlewood, Auckland University
About the performance
Strange Resting Places performed at the NZ International Arts Festival to rave reviews. Our Festival is delighted to welcome this specially adapted version for young audiences.
Two young men, one Māori, one Italian, find themselves holed up together, and with the German Army right outside, realize they will need each other to survive. This is a warmly entertaining story of courage, endurance and most importantly, friendship.
Set against the backdrop of World War II this delightful production is overflowing with humour and heart. A hugely entertaining mix of physical theatre, song and storytelling.
Want to know more?
Taki Rua Productions focus on commissioning, producing and touring original New Zealand work. They serve the community by providing theatre in Te Reo Māori to schools, kura kaupapa and kohanga reo, script and professional development opportunities, as well as workshops for emerging writers.
Their theatre tours in Māori and English bring them into direct contact with New Zealand’s young people and new audiences who are often unable to experience professional theatre. Taki Rua Productions believes strongly in nurturing a bicultural theatre audience for the future.