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CAST Peer #1 / Thomas / Ghost Writer #1 / Ensemble — Oscar Wilson Mads / Peer #2 / Jason / Milo / Captain / Ensemble — Jordan Mooney Troll King / Dr Griffin Feldt / John / Peer #3 / James Cameron / Ensemble — Adam Gardiner Eli / Peer #4 / Strange Passenger / Ensemble — Jack Buchanan Mad’s Mum / Peer’s Mum / Terry Richardson / Anatta / Ensemble — Lisa Chappell Huhu / Simone / Air Hostess / Boatswain / Nurse / Ensemble — Brynley Stent Troll Child / Andrew / Ghost Writer #2 / Ensemble — Benjamin Henson Inka / Troll Princess / Phillipa / Air Hostess / Angel / Ensemble — Ella Gilbert Sol / X / Mattie / Starbucks Employee / Ensemble — Ana Scotney Photographer / The Boyg / Ibsen / Button Moulder / Ensemble — Peter Hayden Eli’s Mum — Katherine Baxter

CREATIVE Director — Colin McColl | Assistant Director — Benjamin Henson Dramaturg — Philippa Campbell | Set Designer — “Inside Eli’s play, with Costume Designer — Nic Smillie | Music & Sound Designer — Eden Mulholland its wild imaginings Lighting Designer — Bryan Caldwell | AV Designer — Simon Barker

and sometimes PRODUCTION monstrous reflections, Production Manager — Robert Hunte | Company Manager — Elaine Walsh Technical Manager — Nik Janiurek | Venue Technical Manager — Josh Bond lies a simple and Stage Manager — Kirsten Lee | Assistant Stage Manager — Lucie Everett-Brown beautiful hope - that Lighting Operator — Michael Craven | Sound and AV operator — Zac Howells Props Master — Amy Snape | Flyman / Mechanist — Michael Keating being together in Wardrobe Assistant — Ruby Read | Set Construction — 2Construct the theatre tonight accompanying our reckless recycled By arrangement with Presented in association with

Peer on his epic Thanks to the ATC Patrons for their support of the original commission from Eli Kent in 2014. journey, will bring us AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR HELP WITH THIS PRODUCTION: Reuban Turner, Leon Wadham, Alison Bruce, Victoria Abbott, all to ‘somewhere new, JJ Fong, Christina Riisnes, Kristian Eek, Stunt School, The Cut (Dominion Rd), somewhere helpful’.” The New Zealand Kunekune Association, Chris Brown and CP solutions. Peer Gynt [recycled] is the first Auckland Theatre Company mainbill production for 2017 and opens on – Dramaturg Philippa Campbell March 9th at ASB Waterfront Theatre. The production is approximately 3 hours 10 minutes including a 20 minute interval. Please remember to switch off all mobile phones, pagers and watch alarms. 2 3 Photo credit: Michael Smith Michael credit: Photo Artistic Director Colin McColl Playwright Eli Kent

ORIGINALLY INTENDED he really exist? Did all these resist. I knew there was no WHEN WRITING THIS dangerous? When is truth... who were instrumental at as a long dramatic poem, adventures of his really “correct” way to interpret PLAY I was often reminded actually...um... various stages throughout this sprawling, picaresque happen? What’s true and this work, no “accepted” of the first play I ever In all honesty, it feels a this play’s bizarre journey: masterpiece that spiralled what are lies? What is reality style of presentation, but I loved: Rosencrantz and little strange trying to write (in alphabetical order sorry recklessly from the mind and what is illusion? Is this needed a Kiwi playwright Guildenstern Are Dead, a writer’s note about a play no favourites) and imagination of Henrik theatre? What is theatre? who could take on the depth in which the mercurial that is in many respects Victoria Abbott, Kirstie Ibsen one hot Italian Like all great sustaining and breadth of the work and character of ‘The Player’ one giant writer’s note. And Baxter, Eleanor Bishop, Sam summer in 1867 is famously works of theatre that earn make it their own. Eli Kent claims “We’re actors. We’re then to start writing about Brooks, Milo Cawthorne, unstageable. Despite this, it the right to be deemed was always going to be the the opposite of people!” A that writer’s note within Eddy Dever, Laurel Devenie, quickly entered the canon classics, Ibsen’s Peer Gynt man I needed. He’s taken the play about art versus reality. the writer’s note itself. Apt Chye-Ling Huang, Robin of European theatre classics is thick with theme. And its Ibsen quote “To live is to war A play about bit-players with perhaps, as we are about to Kerr, Murray Lynch, Rachel and 150 years later is one of excoriating exposé of the with trolls in heart and soul; ideas above their station. cross the event-horizon of Marlow, Molly O’Shea, Ibsen’s most produced works. culture of narcissism seems to write is to sit in judgement It seems that the very form self referential meta-theatre Georgie Silk, Rosabel Tan, of oneself” as the genesis of of theatre might have ideas and be sucked deep into the Leon Wadham – Heroes ALL! his recycled version and in a above its station. Theatre In Willy Russell’s charming very clever, funny, meta- pleads with us to believe theatrical way has worked comedy Educating Rita, the it, but is so easily undone himself and Ibsen into the by reality. A live animal on university professor poses the Peer story, wrestling with “We are about to cross stage for instance threatens this genius work to make question: “How would you solve the constructed reality of the event-horizon of self it his own. Both Ibsen and a theatrical piece because the staging problems in Ibsen’s our core character are referential meta-theatre it doesn’t know how to self -obsessed. Self is at Peer Gynt?” His sassy student lie. Writer Peter Handke and be sucked deep into the the heart of the piece yet put it this way: “…in the replies “Do it on the radio”. beneath the Ibsen play tesseract of postmodernist theatre, light is brightness is an urgent questioning Fair enough! pretending to be other navel-gazing. It’ll be fun!” of authenticity, of life brightness, a chair is a chair It’s a pitiless, satiric self scarily contemporary; it experiences, and of theatre pretending to be another portrait of a man fleeing screams post-truth as well art as it affects playwrights, chair.” And I am pretending tesseract of postmodernist And lastly but most the most essential conflicts as post-modernism. actors and audiences. to be someone who has read navel-gazing. It’ll be fun! importantly, my mum within himself, endlessly I’ve always been attracted It’s been an engrossing a lot of Peter Handke when I do enough talking in the Katherine Baxter, who is seduced by his own trolls. to Ibsen’s later, more well- and thrilling voyage of really I just found that quote play already. So I want to probably my favourite mum. Peer is a loser, a liar, a known, more considered discovery for Eli and all after googling “Reality in use the remaining space to She should really have some narcissist, an Emperor of social dramas: A Doll’s of us on this project: our theatre quotes???” say thank you to everyone kind of dramaturgy credit Self so fixated on his own House, Ghosts, Enemy dramaturg, Philippa I’m interested in the at ATC, and all the cast and for this show. desires that he almost loses Of The People, Hedda Campbell, our talented relationship, or battle, crew. Colin and Philippa, Love and thanks, himself altogether. But Gabler, but the audacious design team and fabulous between theatre and thank you so much for EPK he’s beguiling - a dreamer high spirits of Peer Gynt cast of actors. Huge thanks reality. Art and life. Truth coming to me with this gift and maybe his fevered – challenging, infuriating, to all of them for coming on and fiction. When is of a project. And then lastly imagination can just save mysterious and mad – the journey. Now we invite fiction helpful? When is it I want to thank some friends him. But what is he? Does offered a wild ride I couldn’t you to join us. Enjoy.

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and television. Films he Supreme, Sisley, Tom Ford, is best known for include and Yves Saint Laurent The Terminator, Titanic among others. He has also and Avatar. Titanic and done work for magazines Avatar are the two highest such as Rolling Stone, GQ, grossing films of all time. Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Cameron quit his job as a Bazaar, i-D and Vice. He truck driver to enter the also directed Miley Cyrus’s HENRIK IBSEN film industry after seeing ‘Wrecking Ball’ music video. Henrik Ibsen was a major Star Wars in 1977. Cameron 19th century Norwegian divides his time between playwright, theatre director, his home in California and poet. He is often and his second home in referred to as “the father New Zealand, a country of realism” and is one of the he fell in love with when founders of Modernism in he was filming Avatar. In MILO YIANNOPOULOUS theatre. His major works 2016, Cameron partnered Milo Yiannopoulos is a include Peer Gynt, A Doll’s with Tourism New British journalist, author, House and Hedda Gabler. Delivering star Zealand to produce a series entrepreneur and public He is the most frequently of videos that expressed his speaker. Yiannopoulos performed dramatist in the love for the country. is a popular YouTuber world after Shakespeare. with predominantly performances conservative/libertarian content. As of 20 February As a family company, our aspiration is to create great 2017, he had over 500,000 wine so our fans can trust that every bottle they drink subscribers. Recently will deliver a star performance. his book deal was It’s why we are a major supporter of Auckland Theatre TERRY RICHARDSON cancelled after after a Company and excited to be playing a part in the ASB JAMES CAMERON Terrence “Terry” pro-paedophilia podcast James Cameron is a Richardson is an American controversy. Waterfront Theatre. Canadian director, fashion and portrait screenwriter, and photographer who has producer who has had an shot advertising campaigns New Zealand’s Most Awarded Winery extensive career in film for Marc Jacobs, Aldo,

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contribute to the play unless Zealand and Norway but Peer Gynt [recycled] Characters (in order of appearance – mostly) she gets a writer’s credit. Huhu is very surprised when relates key incidents in Act one. At a cheap strip joint Eli seems to understand the PEER GYNT – A title character played by several actors Ibsen’s story of a ratbag Peer is bewitched by a Norwegian she’s speaking. ELI – The writer of this play ELI EXPLAINS his struggle gorgeous young woman. Peer is keen to see Sol bad boy with big dreams, IBSEN – A dead Norwegian playwright to adapt Ibsen’s Peer Gynt He goes off with her only to again but as he arrives at her a bigger imagination and MUM – Eli’s mum who occasionally plays Peer’s mum in a contemporary context SOL – A musician, Peer’s soul mate find himself at a Troll Party, flat he’s accosted by an ugly a lust for life. But woven – even sharing with us INKA – A bride presided over by the girl’s harridan and a Pig child who through it is a young Kiwi secret recordings of phone “X” – An ex-girlfriend of Eli’s father - the Troll King - and the woman claims is Peer’s. playwright’s struggle THE WOMAN IN GREEN – A Troll princess conversations between him Terry Richardson, the When Peer vehemently to adapt the play to a THE TROLL KING – A party monster and his mother when he was Vice photographer. They denies paternity, the child contemporary setting. TERRY RICHARDSON – A photographer seeking her advice. convince Peer he needs a attacks him and the woman THE PIG KID – A Troll/Human hybrid We snap into the Peer reconstruction to get the curses that she’ll make HUHU – A Norwegian translator Gynt story at a society most benefits of Trolldom. his life a nightmare of hell. PROFFESOR GRIFFIN FELDT – A lecturer and Ibsen enthusiast wedding where Peer’s ex, Peer wakes up to their When Peer explains that he ANATTĀ – A soul-less woman and commune leader lnka Highbury, is having game at the last minute and has to go away, Sol promises TWO GHOSTWRITERS misgivings about marrying MILO YIANNOPOULOS – An internet troll manages to escape the bad to wait for him. Peer arrives The Bachelor. At the event A STARBUCKS EMPLOYEE dream but finds himself to say goodbye to his dying Peer also unexpectedly JAMES CAMERON – A filmmaker lost in a void. A mysterious mother. He helps ease A STRANGE PASSENGER – Played by Eli meets an old school friend, character called The Boyg her pain and fear with his A BUTTON MOULDER – Played by Ibsen Sol, who consoles him when offers Peer some advice. glorious story telling. The THE BOYG – The Boyg the wedding guests attack Eli introduces Huhu to playwright explains that it’s WEDDING GUESTS/ACQUAINTANCES him. Meanwhile Eli has the audience. She’s the the end of the first half and is TROLLS skyped an ex-girlfriend Norwegian translator ATC apologising for any deleted EMIRATES FLIGHT ATTENDANTS for advice. However, she’s has provided for him. They scenes when he’s accosted THE COLONY – A spiritual haven in San Francisco suspicious of Eli’s intentions THE IBSEN APPRECIATION SOCIETY – A death cult discuss the similarities and by members of the Ibsen and doesn’t want to differences between New Appreciation Society, very

8 9 unhappy with what they’ve Suddenly we’re in Dubai with Peer and convinces seen on stage so far. Huhu where 40 year old Peer, now him to change personas joins them: they perform a a successful entrepreneur, with him. On a dock old caesarean on him to extract is entertaining a couple acquaintances of Peer’s are the baby Henrik Ibsen. of ghost writers he’s returning from a funeral. The I.A.S. members are employed for his From their chat he learns only too keen to contribute autobiography: “The that lnka Highbury is dead to the newly born Ibsen’s Emperor of Self”. They’re and that stories about his cannibalistic tendencies. joined by Peer’s friend, adventures have become the alt-right commentator local myths. He attempts to Milo Yiannopolous and tell one of his infamous and a couple of Air Emirates improbable tall stories but Act two. flight attendants who the crowd aren’t impressed are there for the party. A and don’t recognise him. WHILE THE FULLY young Starbucks worker, Ibsen, who has now twigged GROWN Ibsen is with a gripe about Peer’s that Eli is hiding in the play discovering the joys of an mistreatment of her, as Peer, disguises himself electronic world, Eli points turns up, creating chaos. as a Button Moulder and out to him he has so much Her actions cause Peer to informs Peer he is nothing work to do to keep up with consider what his life has special and has to be the zeitgeist. Ibsen claims become. merged with the molten he’s up for the challenge. Sol is still waiting masses in his casting ladle. Peer, now in his 30s, still patiently for Peer to return Peer (Eli) manages to on a search for himself, home, but the actress convince The Button seeks enlightenment at playing the role has issues Moulder to give him until a Californian retreat. He with Eli’s misogynistic sunrise to prove he’s and the commune leader writing and leaves the show. someone special and seeks become lovers but he Convinced that enough testimonials from the now becomes disenchanted by damage has been done to invalided Troll King and her lack of commitment his classic, Ibsen decides to Terry Richardson to no to the relationship. When take a firm hand with the effect. In the end Ibsen she returns from a trip to play. He scares Eli off the presents Peer (Eli) with an her doctor, Peer realises stage. onion. When he peels it he too late what her true In a post-apocalyptic realises there is nothing intentions are. He needs to near future, Peer, now but layer after layer – there run away. a very old man (or so it is no core. At the airport check in seems) is travelling back Eli sheds Peer’s persona, he comes across The Boyg to New Zealand when his and in a desperate effort to – who’s also been suffering ship is wrecked by a violent end the play in a satisfying an existential crisis about storm off the coast of way, skypes his mother. who and what he is – and Taranaki. Peer drifts on a Together they read the last has decided to take a little large wooden door, fighting scene of Ibsen’s play. Eli holiday. Ibsen is thoroughly off bribes from filmmaker enlists the audience’s help: frustrated with the lack of James Cameron, who is “If we all believe in the lie depth in Eli’s version of his trying to clamber aboard. together, isn’t that as good play and demands to see Eli sneaks into the play as as the truth?” what he has done with the a Strange Passenger who famous Madhouse scene. shares the floating door

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OSCAR WILSON into theatre with a fresh cast in a onstage in Mating in Captivity at of companies, and performed in Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School in Peer #1 / Thomas / brand spanking new theatre is an the Basement and Don Juan at Q theatres all over the country. Since November 2016. During her time Ghost Writer #1 / Ensemble absolute blast and a riotous bang Theatre. In June he will be back moving to Auckland, she has joined at Toi Whakaari, Ana devised and Peer Gynt [recycled] is Oscar’s back onto the stage. onstage for ATC as Isaac in When the cast of Snort and performs in performed two original solo works, second production with ATC. Sun & Moon Collide. When he isn’t their weekly late night comedy Death of Nomad and Mighty Boy, JORDAN MOONEY In 2014 he played Fred in Maurice ADAM GARDINER performing, Jack loves playing show. She is part of the writing team which have been staged in prisons, Shadbolt’s Once On Chunuk Troll King / Dr Griffin Feldt / his guitar and mandolin, writing, and core cast of TV3’s Funny Girls maraes and museums around New Bair directed by Ian Mune. Since John / Peer # 3 (Dubai) / cooking a mean risotto, and and appears regularly on Jono & Zealand. Ana wrote and co-directed graduating from The Actors’ James Cameron / Ensemble watching the cricket. Ben. Brynley works with comedy the short film Dance of Lonely Birds Program in 2013, Oscar has enjoyed Adam Gardiner’s first production duo Parker & Sainsbury and has which premiered at the Embassy a bounty of artistic opportunities. with Auckland Theatre Company LISA CHAPPELL appeared in their sell-out seasons Theatre. Ana has led and facilitated In the same year as Once On Chunuk was in 2003 with performances in Mad’s Mum / Peer’s Mum / Terry of Camping and The Opening Night workshops in performance with ADAM GARDINER Bair he played a certain Scottish Play 2.03, New Gold Dream, and Richardson / Anatta / Ensemble Before Christmas. Brynley was the young people of her tribal King in Shakespeare’s Scottish Play Ladies Night. He has worked for ATC Lisa started her career as a teenager nominated for Most Promising homeland Te Urewera, and in directed by Jacque Drew and then on numerous productions and in in iconic Kiwi television series Female Newcomer in the Chapman prisons. Ana is of Tūhoe, German, just to keep it interesting he played various capacities since then. His Gloss, playing Chelsea Redfern. A Tripp Theatre awards in 2014 for her Jewish and Irish descent. She was Gwendolyn in Benjamin Henson’s most recent appearances have been variety of roles followed on stage work in Revelations at BATS theatre. born and raised in . re-imagined “wilde” ride, Earnest. in Other Desert Cities, Midnight in and screen including Chicago, This is Brynley’s first show with ATC Not to be tied down by one art Moscow, Black Confetti, In the Next Desperate Remedies, Shark in The and her Dad is very proud. PETER HAYDEN JACK BUCHANAN form, Oscar also lent his physical Room (or the Vibrator Play), Rupert, Park, The Herbal Bed and City Life. Photographer / The Boyg / Ibsen talents to The X Factor where he and Polo. Recent screen credits At the age of 30 Lisa took two years ELLA GILBERT / Button Moulder / Ensemble worked as a dancer and assistant include Pike River, Friday Night away from work to study drama in Inka / Troll Princess / Phillipa / “I HAVE TO SAY I am really chuffed choreographer. In true Kiwi expat Bites, Dear Murderer, 1953, and and completed The Journey. Air Hostess / Angel / Ensemble to be back working with the team at style, Oscar has worked and trained Palisades. Upon graduating she landed the Ella hails from Pukerua Bay on the Auckland Theatre Company on such a wonderful and powerful play with a internationally. Before attending “I WOULD LIKE TO extend my hearty lead role in popular Aussie drama Kapiti Coast of Wellington and The Actors’ Program, he was McLeod’s Daughters playing Claire has freshly graduated from Toi great bunch of fellow actors. LISA CHAPPELL thanks and congratulations to working as a dancer in and McLeod. Other Australian screen Whaakari: New Zealand Drama Peer Gynt is Henrik Ibsen’s finest everyone involved in the realisation work and I get to play Ibsen himself. I most recently he has been living of the ASB Waterfront Theatre: the roles include Stingers, Small Claims, School. This time last year, Ella in Los Angeles, studying improv at Crossbow, Cops LAC and Coffin Rock. was working internationally with think Eli Kent has done a great job in funders, patrons, ATC staff and ‘recycling’ this Norwegian classic for The Upright Citizens Brigade and especially Colin and Lester for When not acting, Lisa loves to write. an underground theatre company 21st century Kiwi audiences. appearing believably American seeing their vision turned into its She’s written an album When Then in Tehran, Iran, presenting and I have been quite busy lately, in a number of short films and wonderful reality. It is a privilege to Is Now, a one woman show Fred, a developing her solo show Gaggle. web series. cabaret On/Off and two plays: working between stage and screen. BRYNLEY STENT be performing this new work in this The show has previously been Recent screen appearances have fantastic space.” Bad Day Insurance and Don’t staged at Toi Whakaari, Manutuke JORDAN MOONEY Hold Your Breath. The latter was Marae, Arohata Women’s Prison, included TV series 800 Words, developed by Auckland Theatre The Brokenwood Mysteries, Dirty Mads / Peer #2 / Jason / Milo / JACK BUCHANAN Massey University and Lasalle Company in The Next Stage 2009. Laundry and Hillary as well as a stint Captain / Ensemble Eli / Peer #4 / University in Singapore. The Recent theatre appearances include latest edition of this work will be on Shortland Street. Recent theatre Jordan Mooney first appeared Strange Passenger / Ensemble roles in Polo, Detroit and Fallen performed in the winter season at work for ATC includes the stage on stage in Auckland in 2009 in Peer Gynt [recycled] is Jack’s debut Angels. It’s been 20 years since her The Basement Theatre. Peer Gynt adaptation of the novel The Curious ELLA GILBERT Young and Hungry with ATC as a performance for ATC. He is super first show with ATC playing Ann [recycled] is Ella’s first work with Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time sleazy young man in the women’s excited to be playing Eli Kent, Deever in All My Sons. ATC and second collaboration with and Roger Hall’s delightful grand bathroom. Nothing has changed. who he went to high school with. th Eli Kent. She is stoked to be in the parenting play You Can Always Hand Peer Gynt [recycled] is Jordan’s 6 Jack is a 2013 graduate of Toi big bad city – digging into a robust Them Back at Sky City Theatre. I also professional show with ATC with Whakaari: NZ Drama School. Since BRYNLEY STENT credits including Anne Boleyn, Lord Huhu / Simone / Air Hostess / career and life here in Auckland. appeared in Pulitzer Prize finalist graduating, he has performed in Time Stands Still, at the Fortune in of the Flies, Once on Chunuk Bair, Boatswain / Nurse / Ensemble numerous professional theatre Dunedin. However, over the last ANA SCOTNEY and most recently Enlightenment. Brynley is an actor, comedian and ANA SCOTNEY productions all over the country. In 3 years I’ve been privileged to Lately he has been seen on the writer originally from Christchurch. Sol / X / Mattie / Starbucks 2015 he was nominated for Most appear in several Auckland Theatre small screen in television shows In 2011 she moved to Wellington Employee / Ensemble Promising Newcomer and Best Company productions: Other Desert such as Ash vs. Evil Dead, Hillary and to study acting, and graduated Peer Gynt [recycled] is Ana’s Supporting Actor at the Wellington Cities, Trees Beneath the Lake, The Westside, prequel to the smash hit from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand first collaboration with ATC and Theatre Awards. Since moving to Ladykillers and Lysistrata. I hope you Outrageous Fortune. Getting back Auckland last year he has appeared Drama School in 2013. Since then her first professional acting she has worked with a wide range venture following graduating from enjoy Peer Gynt [recycled].“ PETER14 HAYDEN 15 Having directed in Germany and Auckland Theatre Company include BRYAN CALDWELL France, as well as nine consecutive To Kill A Mockingbird, A Dolls House, Lighting Design Creative. years at the Edinburgh Festival Paniora!, Midnight In Moscow, Since 1987, Bryan has lit more ELI KENT Fringe, Ben moved to Auckland to Awatea, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, than two hundred productions continue his career. Under theatre Cabaret, August: Osage County, for NZ’s top theatre and event ELI KENT NBR New Zealand Opera. In 2009 he collective Fractious Tash, Ben has Romeo & Juliet, The Pohutukawa companies, including NZ Opera, Playwright remounted his production of received critical acclaim for Earnest, Tree, The Wife Who Spoke Japanese the Watershed Theatre, NZ Actors Eli Kent is a writer, director, and The Italian Girl In Algiers for the Not Psycho and Titus, the latter in Her Sleep, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Company, the Mercury Theatre, performer. He’s a recipient of Scottish Opera. In November 2007, remounted for a sell-out season at and Where we Once Belonged. For and Inside Out Theatre. Bryan’s multiple accolades, including the Colin was honoured for his artistic the Pop-Up Globe 2016. Last year film, her work includes One Thousand recent lighting designs for Auckland COLIN McCOLL Bruce Mason Award for emerging achievements and excellence at the Benjamin was one of two directors Ropes, Fresh Meat, Turangawaewae Theatre Company include To Kill a playwrights and the New Zealand Arts eighth annual Arts Foundation of New engaging in The Engine Room – a and Stickmen. For television, The Mockingbird, Cabaret, Horseplay, The Foundation New Generation Award. Zealand Laureate Awards and was fast-tracking initiative between Insider’s Guide to Happiness, Rage, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling In 2010 he completed his Masters in made an Officer of the New Zealand Auckland Theatre Company, New Tangiwai - A Love Story, Fish Skin Suit, Bee, Blackbird, The Pillowman. He Scriptwriting at Victoria University’s Order of Merit in June 2010. Zealand Opera and The Fortune and The Insider’s Guide to Love for has won the Audience Award for Best International Institute of Modern Theatre. In 2017, Ben will be which she won the Air New Zealand Lighting Design for ATC productions Letters. Recently he wrote and acted PHILIPPA CAMPBELL directing the Auckland University Screen Award for Contribution to Hair and Wit. Bryan’s event designs PHILIPPA CAMPBELL in The Playground Collective’s All Your Dramaturg Summer Shakespeare, As You Like It Design. Her operatic designs include have been seen in New York, Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever, Philippa has been involved in (playing now), Twelfth Night for The The Italian Girl in Algiers which Tokyo, and Hong Kong for the 150th which played at London’s Vault developing new plays since she Fortune Theatre, and The Effect with was staged in both Auckland and birthday parties for Louis Vuitton, Festival following successful runs in graduated from VUW and Toi Fractious Tash in August. Glasgow. Currently based in Helsinki, and in San Francisco, Sydney, and Auckland and New York. Currently Eli Whakaari in the late 70s. She has she continues to return for work in NZ Paris for Tourism NZ with Inside Out is developing numerous projects in had a long association with the New JOHN PARKER on a regular basis. Productions. Bryan’s work extends theatre and film. Peer Gynt [recycled] Zealand Festival and collaborations Set Design beyond the role of lighting designer. BENJAMIN HENSON might be his eleventh work for the with Theatre at Large. She has also John Parker is an award-winning EDEN MULHOLLAND He was co-creator and co-designer stage, he’s not sure. dramaturged chamber operas and set designer with a long history Music & Sound Design of the opera event Viva Verdi! (Opera two of contemporary percussion of designing for Auckland Theatre Eden is one of New Zealand’s most NZ), and co-produced and co-adapted COLIN McCOLL group Strike’s shows including Company. His set designs include respected and prolific composers Alice in Wonderland (Aotea Centre). Director Between Zero & One composed by Polo, A Shortcut to Happiness, Red, and producers for theatre, film and He also co-created the installations Colin has directed Ibsen plays for the John Psathas. Philippa’s work with Mary Stuart, Stepping Out, The contemporary dance. His recent Our Name Is Object and I Had a Norwegian National Theatre and the ATC began as dramaturg for Colin Importance of Being Earnest, The Wife credits for ATC include August: Thought (Artspace Auckland), and JOHN PARKER Dutch National Theatre, as well as McColl’s premiere production of Who Spoke Japanese in Her Sleep, The Osage County, Stepping Out, The created the video installation Secret leading New Zealand and Australian The Wife Who Spoke Japanese in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Importance of Being Earnest, She City Scape in downtown Auckland. theatre companies, and is the only Her Sleep. More recently it has Bee, End of The Rainbow, Sweet Stoops to Conquer, The Thirty-Nine Bryan’s play Breathing Space was New Zealand director to be invited involved the debut productions of Charity, Doubt, Mum’s Choir, Taking Steps, The Pillowman, and Where We workshopped for the 2013 ATC Next to present his work at the official plays by Stephen Sinclair, Arthur Off, Equus, Caligula, The Bach, Middle Once Belonged. Eden has written for Stage play development program. Edinburgh Festival. His production Meek, , Eli Kent, Grace Age Spread, The Rocky Horror Picture Raewyn Hill - Dance North, Co3, Malia of Hedda Gabler played there to Taylor, Briar Grace-Smith, Luke Di Show, Noises Off, Waiting For Godot, Johnston – Rifleman Productions, SIMON BARKER NIC SMILLIE great acclaim in 1990 and was also Somma and Greg Cooper, as well Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Movement of the Human, Michael AV Design presented at the Ibsen Festival in as the championing of new work Dead, Into The Woods and The Glass Parmenter, Maria Dabrowska, Craig Simon runs the successful creative Oslo, the Covent Garden Festival through the Next Stage workshop Menagerie. John has also designed Bary, Ross McCormack, Sarah Foster, video production company Lotech in London, and the 1991 Sydney programme. One of the country’s for The Louis Vuitton Ball and The NZ Dance Company, Okareka Dance Media, specialising in production for Festival. Colin has also won Best most established film producers, America’s Cup Ball, Bendon’s Next Company, Atamira Dance Company, many of ’s largest art and Director at the Chapman Tripp Theatre she is currently completing Season to Nothing, Bellsouth Pharaohs, Touch Compass, Footnote Dance music festivals, along with numerous Awards several times — including for 2 of ’s acclaimed Precious Legacy and Peru: Gold and Company, and Oneill. Eden was awards ceremonies and theatrical EDEN MULHOLLAND his Circa Theatre production of A Doll’s international television series Sacrifice for the Auckland Museum. the winner of 2009 & 2010 Best productions. Having worked in the House. In 2015 Colin directed Emily Top of the Lake. John was awarded a Music at the Tempo Dance Festival, creative video scene for over 15 years, Perkin’s new version of Ibsen’s A Doll’s Millennium Medal for Services to and nominated for a Qantas Media Simon now has a team of digital House for Auckland Theatre Company. BENJAMIN HENSON the Community, and in 2010 he was award for Best Music for a TV Series creatives producing some of the He has directed approximately 50 Assistant Director / made an Arts Laureate by the New for his work on the World Kitchen most experimental live video in the productions for Auckland Theatre Troll Child / Andrew / Zealand Arts Foundation. TV Series. His commercial work has country. Recent works include the Company. His opera directing Ghost Writer #2 / Ensemble been commissioned internationally critically acclaimed 20th anniversary BRYAN CALDWELL credits include Quartet (New Zealand Benjamin trained in Theatre NIC SMILLIE for companies like Zoomslide Media, retrospective Siva for Black Grace, the International Arts Festival 2004), La Direction at the Mountview Costume Design Radiation, 42 Below, MTV, C4 TV, TV3 independent production Between 2 Boheme (Wellington City Opera), The Academy of Theatre Arts, London, Nic Smillie has worked in theatre, film and licensed to MGM, CBS, Hamish & Waves, and ATC’s production Italian Girl In Algiers, The Marriage Of while directing productions for the and television as a costume designer Andy, Home & Away - to name a few. The Glass Menagerie. Figaro and The Prodigal Child for the London Fringe and cabaret circuit. for nearly twenty years. Projects for

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Auckland Arts Festival 2017 presents Auckland Theatre Company presents Royal New Zealand Ballet presents The ASB season of The Bone Feeder Three by Ekman Amadeus 23—26 March by Peter Shaffer 24 May—1 June

The Bone Feeder is a new 2—17 May All three works showcase the opera, beautifully and hallmarks of Ekman’s style: imaginatively scored by Gareth In Vienna, music is the exuberant and complex Farr and written by poet and currency of power and Court rhythms in which the dancers playwright Renee Liang, Composer Antonio Salieri is are at one with the music; a which explores the mysteries, the toast of the town. That is deep pleasure in the human traumas and gifts of migration, until the arrival of Wolfgang interactions of dance; and home and belonging. Amadeus Mozart. witty, stylish staging.

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