PLAYREADINGS – PŌHOROI
Turene Jones & Rainton Oneroa
SAT 21 SEPTEMBER
The Kōanga Playwrights Programme is the beating heart of the festival. Join us at Te Pou Theatre for an intimate evening of playreadings, celebrating the development of new works by Māori playwrights.
ĀHEA | WHEN
Saturday 21st September, 6pm
KI HEA | WHERE
Te Pou Theatre
UTU | COST
$20.00-$25.00
*Season pass available
ROANGA | DURATION
120min
NGĀ WHEAKO | EXPERIENCE
New Writing, Playreading, Grief
KAUPAPA | ABOUT
An intimate evening of playreadings, celebrating the development of new works by Māori playwrights at Kōanga Festival 2024. The Kōanga Playwrights Programme is the beating heart of the festival. In this special playreading event, audiences are invited to hear brand new plays read publicly for the first time following a week of workshopping with top Māori performing arts creatives.
THE ĀTAAHUA STORE nā Turene Jones
It’s closing time at the Ātaahua Store, the night before Matariki. Everyone's out celebrating… everyone except Ruia, Cayleigh, and Gabby, who are stuck at work with their manager, Blake, biding their time until they can leave and join in the festivities. Their plans are dashed when some of Hine-ingoingo's carnivorous children escape from their prison. Vicious beasts roaming the streets isn’t an uncommon occurrence, so the area goes into lockdown. Annoyed more than fearful, Blake triggers the store's shields which malfunction. The workers must scramble together a makeshift barricade and survive each other's company until the authorities clear the area of the deadly creatures.
MARMITE & HONEY nā Rainton Oneroa
Set at a tangi over the course of 24 hours, we see each of the characters' relationships tested. Growing up and attending tangi, we are exposed to how we all deal with death differently. How young men shield themselves with humour, while aunties keep themselves busy to provide for the grieving, and postpone their own grief. Kids playing rugby, not realising the significance of the moment until the last minute. Uncles hunting, fishing, playing cards - anything but talking about it. This play is a commentary on how generational trauma affects us today, encouraging an open dialogue around a notoriously taboo subject.
NGĀ TĀNGATA | CAST & CREATIVES
Kaituhi | Writer — Turene Huiarau Jones
Kaituhi | Writer — Rainton Oneroa
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