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FRANK ‘N’ FRIENDS GREAT MAGIC SHOW

50 minutes – cast of 5
Huia and Johnny are “bored, bored, bored!” After being sent out to the garage to tidy it up, they somehow manage to create an amazing creature out of “nuts and bolts and stuff.” Their new friend, Frank, show Huia and Johnny the value of reusing, reducing and recycling rubbish. From the waste, they create a magic show and Frank’n’friends Great Magic Show is born. With a strong conservation message, this play will educate and entertain in the best tradition and will undoubtedly delight audiences both young and young-at-heart.

ARANUI THEATRE COMPANY – National Tour 2010
WHAKARITE THEATRE COMPANY – National Tour 1997

 

PATUTU

50 minutes – cast of 5
Adapted from the tale made famous by the brothers Grimm, this version of ‘Rumplestiltskin’ is very much set in Aotearoa. Hinetahi’s father is a proud and boastful man. When a local chief hears of Hinetahi, and her apparent abilities, he shuts her away until she can weave harakeke (flax) into pounamu (greenstone). A mischievous creature, calling himself “Patutupaiareherehe”, solves Hinetahi’s problems … but at what price? 

SHORTLISTED – Playmarket NZ, Plays for the Young 2011
ARANUI THEATRE COMPANY – National Tour 2011

 

GOOD ON YA, MATE!

15 minutes – cast of 7
This short play takes light-hearted look at the achievements of an unassuming New Zealand beekeeper and the events surrounding 29 May 1953.
No attempt has been made to accurately portray the real-life characters.

SHORTLISTED – Playmarket NZ, Plays for the Young 2010

 

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