Hīkoi
Nancy Brunning
(Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Co-produced by Auckland Arts Festival and Hapai Productions
4 March – 8 March 2015
Rangatira, Q Theatre
Sensitive, authentic and compelling, Nancy Brunnings debut, award-winning play Hīkoi makes its world premiere from Wednesday 4 - Saturday 7 March at Rangatira, Q Theatre during Auckland Arts Festival 2015.
It's the 1970s and 80s in New Zealand and two generations of the Miller whānau, swept up in irreversible change, are trying to give voice to whats going on in their lives.
Husband and wife Nellie and Charlie are at odds with each other. With their family's future at stake,they can't agree about whether to fight for what they believe in or forge a new future and forget past grievances. Meanwhile, their five hard case teens, fed up with their parents' silences, secrets and quarrels pack their bags and take off in search of answers.
Hīkoi is an emotional road trip deep into the heart of our country's history and some of the major moments and turning points for New Zealanders along the way. The revival of te reo Māori, the land-focused Māori protest movement, with the Bastion Point occupation and 1975 hikoi; the Springbok tour; and the landmark Te Māori art exhibition in which Māori exhibited Māori art internationally for the first time.
The audience journeys with the Miller family, sharing the laughs and the tears, and coming to understand how the closest family members can see things from different points of view.
Nancy Brunning is an actor, writer and director, and has appeared in New Zealand film, television and theatre including White Lies, Paniora, Top Girls, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, Waiora and Shortland Street.
Hīkoi was named co-runner up for Best Play, and Best Play by a Māori Playwright at the 2014 Adam NZ Play Awards.
SEASON DETAILS
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Show |
Hīkoi |
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Where |
Rangatira, Q Theatre |
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When |
Wednesday 4 March -Friday 6 March, 7.30pm Saturday 7 March, 1.30pm & 7.30pm Sunday 8 March, 4.00pm |
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Duration |
Two hours with interval |
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Price |
A Res $55.00 A Res Friend/Conc/Group $49.00 B Res $45.00 B Res Friend/Conc/Group $39.00 |
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Bookings |
Book at Ticketmaster outlets: www.ticketmaster.co.nz/ P: 09 970 9700 or 0800 111 999 Q Theatre: qtheatre.co.nz P: 09 309 9771 |
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Information |
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Social Media |
Facebook: facebook.com/Aklfestival Twitter: @Aklfestival |
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Media enquiries |
Meredith McGrath, Publicist P: +64 (0)9 3740317 M:+64 (0)27 4473247 E: Meredith.mcgrath@aaf.co.nz |
With support from Creative New Zealand and Four Winds Foundation.