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THE POHUTUKAWA TREE of local playwrights. He led and Rena Owen and the core funders Premier partners is New Zealand’s best by example, writing and sterling cast – and special known play, but tonight’s performing a number of solo thanks to Esther Davis of Ngati production is the first-ever shows of which THE END OF Whatua for her advice and fully professional staging of THE GOLDEN WEATHER is support. the play in . the best known. I would also like to thank Written in 1955, it was given He also tried, in his humble New Zealand Post for their a semi-staged workshop way, to express in dramatic support of this season. production by the New terms, the complexities and We are delighted to have Zealand Players in 1957. the misunderstandings of them partnering with us in major supporters BBC Television produced Maori-Pakeha relations at presenting this iconic work it in 1959 for their Sunday the time, with plays like THE and also in the creation of Night Theatre series and POHUTUKAWA TREE and an educational resource the NZBS broadcast a radio AWATEA (written for the for the play which will be adaptation of it in 1960. Since great New Zealand bass Inia distributed to high schools then it has been kept alive Te Wiata). These plays were all over Auckland. We greatly Proud to be NZ’s Most Official caterers of Awarded Winery and Auckland Theatre by amateur productions and written before the 1970s’ Land admire and appreciate their Sponsor of Auckland Company by being studied in schools. Marches, Bastion Point and commitment to New Zealand Theatre Company The first fully professional live the huge renaissance of Maori writing. production in New Zealand language. MEDIA partners was directed by Richard THE POHUTUKAWA TREE Campion (father of film-maker Enjoy, must be seen in that context. Jane Campion) 27 years In this production, we have after his original workshop deliberately stripped back the production and less than two fussy naturalism to let the play years after Bruce Mason’s breathe and to allow actors Colin McColl death. and audience alike to examine Bruce was a pioneer of New the power and significance of supporting partners Zealand professional theatre the piece. and a pioneer New Zealand My huge and heartfelt thanks AUCKLAND ART GALLERY TOI O TAMAKI / BDO SPICERS / CANON playwright. He championed to the team which has joined INFLIGHT PRODUCTIONS / MARKETING IMPACT / PERRY FOUNDATION New Zealand stories and was me on this journey – my generous and supportive BRUCE MASON CENTRE / MAIDMENT THEATRE / SKYCITY THEATRE creative and production team, season of New Zealand Post is a the passionate supporter of Pohutukawa the arts and culture in Tree New Zealand. by bruce mason

THE POHUTUKAWA TREE, National Schools Poetry a moving and dramatic Awards, the Mansfield immediate post-war Prize and, from 2010, tale of cultural land the New Zealand Book ties, cultural integration Awards. cast

and inter-generational I congratulate Auckland tension, is as poignant Aroha Mataira — Rena Owen Queenie Mataira — Maria Walker Johnny Mataira — Tiare Tawera Theatre Company, Mrs Atkinson — Catherine Wilkin Mr Atkinson — Peter McCauley Sylvia Atkinson — Fern Sutherland today as it was when director Colin McColl written 54 years ago. Roy McDowell — Richard Knowles Rev. Athol Sedgwick — Edwin Wright and all those who have George Rawlings / Sergeant Robinson — Craig Geenty It is always a pleasure to collaborated over many Claude Johnson — Michael Keir-Morrissey Mrs Johnson — Hera Dunleavy see the works of talented months to bring Bruce Dr Lomas — Stuart Devenie Tamatea Cousins — Maria Walker, Hera Dunleavy New Zealanders brought Mason’s remarkable story to life, especially one as to the stage. I know you creative as Bruce Mason will enjoy it. CREATIVE who was actively involved

in all aspects of New Direction — Colin McColl Assistant Direction — Hera Dunleavy Zealand literature. Set and Lighting Design — Tony Rabbit Costume Design — Nic Smillie New Zealand Post also Rt Hon James B Bolger, Sound Design — John Gibson takes a broad view in its ONZ Nga¯ mihi nui ki a koe e te whaea Esther Davis i a¯whina mai, i tautoko mai i koupapa nei, otira i a ma¯tou katoa te wha¯ nau Pohutukawa. Nga¯ mihi matihere. support of literacy, which Chairman we see as fundamental to New Zealand Post a successful society. That is why New Zealand Post PRODUCTION supports programmes as diverse as the New Production Manager — Mark Gosling Technical Manager — Bonnie Burrill Zealand Post Book Senior Stage Manager — Fern Christie Stage Manager — Mitchell Turei Operator — Robert Hunte Awards for Children and Properties Master — Bec Ehlers Wardrobe Supervisor — Sara Kolijn Young Adults, the Books Set Construction — 2 Construct in Homes programme, the By arrangement with

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which is exactly what I was or it may have been NOT nostalgic memories of grow- cian, famous for her “Amy During the 1980s, I began Bruce Mason doing when Bruce walked out CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY ing up near Takapuna Beach Winehouse-type” hairdos, her living in a house in Drummond By Vivienne Plumb of one of the dressing rooms, FAWKES, I can’t remember later resulted in Bruce writing huge earrings and her habit of St, Newtown. The came straight up to me, and now. But what stopped me THE END OF THE GOLDEN leaving shows early in order to actor, Michael Haigh, ex- asked me to sew a button on in my tracks was Bruce’s WEATHER. This became a go and deliver babies. plained to me that I was now his costume. well-enunciated voice and classic piece of New Zealand living next door to what had Later on, I performed for very particular way of speak- literature, was made into a film once been Unity Theatre. I think he assumed I was the first time at Downstage ing (all the other actors and is often used for study in The theatre was started by an employee of the theatre, Theatre in the play of United would try to mimic him), his New Zealand schools. Wellingtonians interested maybe the junior “costume Kingdom writer, Steve Gooch, gregarious manner, and his in theatre and in the use girl”. In those days, around the Bruce was a playwright, a FEMALE TRANSPORT, play- entire demeanour which spelt of theatre as political com- mid to late 1970s, Downstage critic, an actor and a fiction ing the part of a young female At the time of my first meet- out AMAZING THEATRICAL ment. It was a society with a employed an entire company writer. He was a co-founder of convict being transported ing with Bruce Mason, I was BEING in larger-than-life tradition of left-wing political of actors, directors, stage Downstage Theatre in 1964, to Sydney, Australia. Bruce not a playwright. I used to jot capital letters. I was so totally leanings that began in 1942. managers and wardrobe he wrote a weekly column wrote up the play giving me a down small ideas and poems impressed that I immediately In its early years, Unity moved people. The theatre produced for the New Zealand Listener small review that went some- and thoughts onto paper sewed the button onto his from Newtown to the Aro St year-round main-stage pro- from 1964 to 1969, and re- thing like: Vivienne Plumb as but I had not begun writing costume, quickly and without Wesleyan Church and eventu- ductions and late-night shows, viewed theatre for many years Winnie bustles around the professionally. I didn’t know I question. Who is that man? ally to its final site located in toured theatre into the schools for both The Dominion and stage like a recalcitrant hen. was a writer. I had begun an I asked other people in the the Royal Antediluvian Order and was a training ground for The Evening Post newspa- The phrase “recalcitrant hen” acting career and my partner company and they explained. of Buffaloes building at 1 Kent all of the above-mentioned pers in Wellington. He wrote has stuck in my head after all of those years was working Terrace, where it became occupations. Bruce was born 28 September 34 plays in total, edited the these years – it was such a at Downstage Theatre in BATS Theatre in 1979. 1921 in Wellington, New landmark Maori news maga- good description of what I was Wellington which meant I Bruce could have been Zealand, but his family moved zine Te Ao Hou between 1960 doing on stage, and so typical Unity was a breeding ground often hung around the down- preparing for a matinee to Takapuna on the North and 1961, and married Diana of Bruce’s witty, superbly writ- for local New Zealand writ- stairs coffee lounge and in the performance of his solo Shore of Auckland when Shaw who became a well- ten theatre reviews which he ers. Besides productions by backstage part of the theatre, show WATERS OF SILENCE, he was five years old. The known Wellington obstetri- delivered for many years. Sean O’Casey, Gorki, Pinter, Ionesco, Lorca, Arthur Miller, Ibsen and Sartre, the theatre at 36 Drummond St also premiered many New Zealand works including James K Baxter’s WIDE OPEN CAGE and at least two of Bruce’s early pieces. The structure was a wooden two-storeyed house with bay windows built around 1910 in a row of lookalike townhouses that ran alongside the Drummond St steps. (In Wellington, the streets often turn into steps as they climb up hills). The dressing rooms and wardrobe storage were situated upstairs in the bedrooms while the au- dience sat downstairs in what had once been the parlour and hallway, and the stage was set in the dining room.

Bruce lived nearby in a large 3. 4. 5. wooden house near the corner THE POHUTUKAWA TREE I am writing this article during every night in a different bed and culture, but helped him Writers walk in the footprints of Riddiford St and Adelaide was an ambitious full-length Maori Language Week and at in a different town. His stories to create the beginning of a of the ones who went before Rd, Newtown, where his project, operatic in size and the same time the idea is be- of the people he met – shep- theatre that was about us: them. Bruce pioneered the wife Diana had established a feel. It was first performed ing mooted in Parliament that herds, farmers, housewives on a theatre that was made up walking track along which surgery on the ground floor by the New Zealand Players the Maori New Year, Matariki, the land – are both touching of our own uniquely New New Zealand playwrights are while the family lived above. Theatre Workshop in 1957, be officially celebrated every and historically fascinat- Zealand stories. now travelling. He left us his This house is still standing directed by Richard Campion. year with a public holiday. ing. It was a hard-working beautiful stories, the play- in Riddiford St, very near the In 1995, I was awarded the The initial run was seven per- Bruce was writing THE agricultural society and New wrighting award that is in his hospital, and is now used by Bruce Mason Playwrighting formances in Wellington and POHUTUKAWA TREE 50 Zealanders weren’t even sure name, and the “walkway” that the Wellington Child Cancer Award for my first play, LOVE two in Auckland. Bruce hoped years ago and it was his own what “culture” was. he established for us with his Centre. KNOTS. This award was cre- to make an income from plays contribution to a bicultural touring, his enthusiasm and Bruce states that he thought ated to keep Bruce’s memory Bruce’s play, THE such as THE POHUTUKAWA future for New Zealand. What his belief; because of that I he had something to offer the alive and to help future New POHUTUKAWA TREE, was TREE but the play never drew was most inspiring about feel a great affinity with him New Zealand public but that Zealand playwrights. Diana rehearsed in a church hall large audiences; it was after Bruce was his tireless effort and an immense affection for as he continually performed Mason was there at the pre- in Adelaide Rd in Newtown this that he decided to work towards the creation of a New him. the solo pieces he came to a sentation and I told the story close to Bruce’s residence in on solo pieces that he could Zealand theatre. He was one realisation that he was really about Bruce asking me to sew IMAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Riddiford St. If you look on perform himself and he wrote of the people who didn’t just learning from his audience. a button onto his costume. 1, 3-5— © Dominion Post Collection a map at the three points – THE END OF THE GOLDEN talk about it, he got up and These days it is amazing to The award meant so much to Alexander Turnbull Library, Unity Theatre in Drummond WEATHER. did it. Wellington, N.Z. imagine him touring, per- me and was a great encour- St, the house in Riddiford Photographer: Alan Stevenso In the revised publication of forming THE END OF THE agement for me to continue St, and the church hall on 2 — © New Zealand Post Limited. NZ THE END OF THE GOLDEN GOLDEN WEATHER some- writing. Writers, 1 March 1989; reproduced with Adelaide Rd, you can see that WEATHER, he describes tour- thing like a thousand times. It the consent of New Zealand Post Limited they create an easily walkable ing and performing the piece was actions such as these that triangle. six nights a week through not only gave Bruce experi- large and small New Zealand ence and an understanding towns where he stayed in ho- of the New Zealand audience, tels or with local people, often and a window into their lives In 1942, in the midst of World coming in from the sea, with War Two, English writer lighted cabins that hinted at Anna Kavan moved to remote more thrilling lives than our Torbay, the most distant own. settlement on the Shore, In 1946, ARD (Rex) Fairburn, to live with playwright and poet and political polemicist, pacifist Ian Hamilton. They came with his family to live lived at Rock Isle Road, on a at 7 King Edward Parade, promontory above the bay. Devonport. He lived there for There Anna wrote short the next 30 years, and the out- stories inspired by her ec- look from the villa inspired one centric neighbours and the of his most memorable lines: property’s panoramic views There are ferries at the bottom of the Hauraki Gulf. Her short of my garden, the Takapuna stories have recently been people envy us … 1. 2. 3. republished in Anna Kavan’s New Zealand (Vintage) edited After the harbour bridge Eighty years ago the North It was this physical detach- poet and novelist Robin by Jennifer Sturm. opened in 1959, rapid subur- ban growth transformed the The North Shore was a backwater, a ment, along with the beauty of Hyde – who lived nearby in In 1946 in the small cottage Shore. The price of coastal series of baches clustered the bays, cheap bach accom- another bach – poet R.A.K. hospital at Castor Bay, a boy land soared and most of the Shore — about the bays and beaches of modation and a casual way of Mason and short story writer was born into the Hunt family, baches were replaced by Auckland’s north-east coast, life, which from the late 1920s Frank Sargeson. Novelists who lived at nearby Milford proper houses, townhouses the Home connected by a rudimen- onwards began to attract Jane Mander and Roderick Beach. His parents named and apartments. But the tary road. The beaches were writers to the Shore. A seaside Finlayson also visited from him Sam. Later Sam Hunt was Shore’s natural attractions of Writers overhung with pohutukawa bach, for a peppercorn rental, Auckland. Cresswell later left to publish a poem that read continue to attract and moti- By Graeme Lay trees and the hills inland were overlooking a beach, the pos- to live in England, returning in part: covered by tracts of native sibility of a vegetable garden only once to New Zealand. vate writers. Contemporary bush and scrub. At the south- around the bach and plentiful I have no memories as others do literary figures such as Kevin Another poet and novelist, ern end of the North Shore fish in the Rangitoto Channel, Of family outings: we had it Ireland, Shonagh Koea, Anne Margaret Escott, lived down was one of Auckland’s oldest combined to allure aspiring all here, Salmond, Michele Leggott, the hill in Milford during suburbs, Devonport. Victorian poets, short story writers, White sand, ocean, Wairau creek Christine Cole Catley and the 1930s. In her 1936 novel villas covered the peninsula at novelists and playwrights to and bridge, today make the Show Down (1936), there is Devonport, and the suburb’s the area. Writer’s block could The orchard where we laid our Shore their home. It is an area an episode in which a pair of main street swept down to usually be cured – or at least bodies bare which has left an indelible lovers meets on the cliff by the ferry terminal, where kept at bay – by a walk on the imprint on New Zealand litera- the ancient pa at Castor Bay. Meanwhile in Devonport, vehicle and passenger ferries beach. ture, and so is worthy of its un- Escott drowned herself in the at the populous end of the arrived from Auckland. The official subtitle, “The Literary One of the first writers to live sea at Milford in 1977. Shore, another writer had Waitemata Harbour kept Capital of New Zealand”. on the Shore was poet D’Arcy been strongly influenced by the city at a distance and Cresswell, the son of a well- his Shore upbringing. This maintained the North Shore’s to-do Canterbury family, who was novelist and English IMAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sense of separateness. lived rent-free in a bach above royal family biographer 1— Frank Sargeson Hector Bolitho, who grew up 2— Maurice Gee © Marti Friedlander Castor Bay, provided by the 3— Sam Hunt Stronach family, from the late in Devonport. He wrote in his 1920s. An eccentric vagabond autobiography, My Restless who wrote verse in a deliber- Years (1962): On summer ately archaic style, Cresswell nights, when my brother and I made the bach a focus for slept on the back balcony, we literary gatherings. His visitors could hear the waves breaking during the 1930s included on the beach and see ships producing for the screen, she CAST RENA considers the theatre to be MARIA TIARE CATHERINE her first love. Portraying the OWEN formidable Aroha in Bruce WALKER TAWERA WILKIN Ngati Hine/Welsh/European. Mason’s classic play is a long- Maria first performed for (Ngati Porou, Tuhoe, Te Catherine’s extensive career in A descendant of Chief term career ambition fulfilled! Auckland Theatre Company Whänau-a-Apanui ) theatre, film and television has Kawiti, Rena grew up in rural She is thrilled to be working in Stephen Sinclair’s hit THE THE POHUTUKAWA TREE seen her perform throughout Northland amongst a large ex- with Colin McColl again and BACH in 2005. Other theatre marks Tiare’s debut per- New Zealand, Australia and tended whanau. Although she with the Auckland Theatre experience includes UNITY, formance for the Auckland Europe. originally trained and qualified Company, and honoured to TWELFTH NIGHT, HISTORY Theatre Company. Theatre credits in- as a SRN at Auckland Hospital, OF AMERICAN FILM, KA be a part of this historic New Since graduating from school, clude HEDDA GABLER, her first OE to London, though MATE KA ORA, HINEPAU, Zealand production. Tiare has been presenting on THE GRADUATE it was a wayward path, led TE TAPA TORU and THE a Maori kids’ TV show called (Downstage Theatre), THE her back to her childhood PROPHET. PUKANA for the past four MISANTHROPE, BURNT dreams and creative passions: Since graduating from Toi years. His attention shifted to PIANO, SHARK FIN performing and writing. She Whakaari: New Zealand drama in 2007 when he landed SOUP (Melbourne Theatre trained as an actor in London Drama School in 2008, Maria a core cast role in the TV Company), DINNER, LADY in the mid-1980s and has since has gained a trainee position series WHANAU. Tiare has WINDERMERE’S FAN worked extensively in theatre, with Radio New Zealand in also been involved in Maori (Circa Theatre), ARCADIA, television and film, around the their Emerging Practitioners cartoon voice-overs such GHOSTS (The Court Theatre), globe. Amongst numerous Programme. as THE BACKYARDIGANS MIDDLE AGE SPREAD, credits and multiple awards, She has roles in the upcoming and, most recently, the UP FOR GRABS, EQUUS, she earned international ac- feature films CHOICE NIGHTS voice of SPONGEBOB WHO WANTS TO BE 100? claim for her performance in and AVATAR and will appear SQUAREPANTS for (Auckland Theatre Company) New Zealand’s classic film, in the new local television Nickelodeon. and, most recently, THE ONCE WERE WARRIORS. RAFT (Centrepoint Theatre). series THIS IS NOT MY LIFE. Being a fluent speaker in Te Rena is one of only five actors Catherine’s television credits Reo, Tiare looks forward to in the world to have worked include the Australian series challenging himself with his with both George Lucas and MCCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS, up-and-coming role in THE Stephen Spielberg. Based in THE SADDLE CLUB, BLUE POHUTUKAWA TREE and Los Angeles, she continues HEELERS, EMBASSY, sees this as a great stepping to work in all mediums as an HALIFAX, RAFFERTY'S stone in his career. actor and writer. A published RULES (for which she won playwright now writing and a Silver Logie) and FLYING DOCTORS (for which she won Recently Edwin worked on a Penguin Award). In New PETER FERN RICHARD EDWIN the South Pacific Pictures Zealand, she has appeared in telefeature SPIES AND LIES, OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE, McCAULEY SUTHERLAND KNOWLES WRIGHT television drama/thriller series CHILDREN OF THE Peter last appeared for Fern Sutherland is a recent THE POHUTUKAWA TREE Since graduating from Otago THIS IS NOT MY LIFE, and DOGSTAR, GLOSS, MARLIN Auckland Theatre Company graduate of Unitec’s School of marks Richard’s debut perfor- University's Allen Hall Theatre completed the filming of his BAY, THE CHOSEN, DUGGAN in William Shakespeare’s Performing and Screen Arts. mance for Auckland Theatre in 1999, Edwin has been first feature film lead role and SWIMMING LESSONS (for TWELFTH NIGHT. Peter’s Fern’s highlights while train- Company. fortunate enough to work with in MATARIKI, all yet to be which she won a New Zealand television experience in- ing at Unitec include playing Since graduating from Toi some of New Zealand's leading released. cludes ROAR, THE SECRET Bottom in A MIDSUMMER practitioners of theatre, film Film and TV Award). Her film Whakaari: New Zealand THE POHUTUKAWA TREE LIFE OF US, THE LOST NIGHT'S DREAM directed by and television. work includes THE CASE OF Drama School in 2005, is his fourth production with WORLD (SERIES 1 – 3), BLUE John Callen, and Pope Joan KATHERINE MANSFIELD, Richard’s performances He has worked extensively Auckland Theatre Company HEELERS, HERCULES, XENA, in TOP GIRLS directed by THE JOKER, SMALL TOWN include ROCK N ROLL (Circa with Silo Theatre over the past previous productions being SHORTLAND STREET, Jennifer Ward-Lealand. BLUES and BRILLIANT LIES. Theatre), GODS OF WARM seven years; his credits include THE CRUCIBLE, END OF THE CLOSE TO HOME, GOOD After graduating in 2008, BEER, THE FARM, WEIGHING UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN RAINBOW and PLAY 2.03. GUYS BAD GUYS and 20,000 Fern was accepted into the IN (Centrepoint Theatre) and REMAINS AND THE TRUE LEAGUES UNDER THE intensive and prestigious THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED NATURE OF LOVE, THE BOYS SEA. Film credits include Silo Theatre company’s THE (Downstage Theatre). IN THE BAND, TAKE ME OUT, AFTER THE WATERFALL, ENSEMBLE PROJECT. During Richard appears in the ac- DYING CITY, RABBIT and, THE INTERVIEW, PERFECT this time, Fern devised a show claimed feature film OUT most recently, THE SCENE, CREATURE, THE LOCALS, BACKSTORY with six others OF THE BLUE and Gaylene earlier this year. THE OUTSIDER and PALLET under the guidance of Oliver Preston’s upcoming HOME Other notable theatre credits ON THE FLOOR. Driver and rehearsed a clas- BY CHRISTMAS. His televi- include THE DUMB WAITER, sical play LIFE IS A DREAM sion credits include LEGEND ARCADIA, ONE FLESH, directed by Michael Hurst. OF THE SEEKER, PARADISE RICHARD III, CLOSER, THE POHUTUKAWA TREE is CAFÉ and the new series CHERISH and the critically ac- her debut with The Auckland THIS IS NOT MY LIFE. claimed solo piece BRUISED. Theatre Company. Film and television high- lights include KING KONG, UNDERWORLD III: RISE OF THE LYCANS, POWER RANGERS, RUDE AWAKENINGS and OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE. Film and television appear- Stuart has also directed THE CRAIG GEENTY MICHAEL KEIR- HERA ances include A SMALL STUART ORDERLY BUSINESS OF LIFE Craig was trained at UCOL, LIFE, WAITING FOR and THE GOD BOY for the

Palmerston North by Bert Van MORRISSEY DUNLEAVY YOU, MANUREWA, FOR DEVENIE Company. With over 30 years behind A graduate of Toi Whakaari: Stuart Devenie is one of New Dijk and Simon Ferry. Since GOOD, BLESSED, RUDE From 1983 to 1984, Stuart him in professional theatre, New Zealand Drama School, Zealand’s most accomplished 2003, he has worked with Radio AWAKENINGS, KORERO MAI was the Artistic Director Michael has worked as an ac- Hera has worked at all of New actors with a theatrical career New Zealand and has ap- and AROHA. of Centrepoint Theatre in tor all around the country and Zealand’s professional theatres. spanning over three decades, peared in theatre productions Palmerston North. Also, he in every medium. Auckland Theatre Company in which time he has directed all around New Zealand, in- was a senior tutor at both the productions include GOD OF and acted for every major the- cluding WASSUP BRO, GIRLS’ Of the plays in which he New Zealand Drama School CARNAGE, THE FEMALE atre company in the country. WEEKEND ESCAPE, MAN has appeared, at Circa and Northland Polytechnic. OF THE SPECIES, UNCLE OF LA MANCHA (Centrepoint Theatre, Centrepoint Theatre, Earlier this year, Stuart In 2000, he established a VANYA, SERIAL KILLERS, Theatre), REVENGE Mercury Theatre and Theatre headlined Auckland Theatre theatre company, Playfair Ltd, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA OF THE AMAZONS, Corporate, standouts include Company’s hugely success- in Whangarei and enjoyed WOOLF?, EQUUS, DISGRACE, METAMORPHOSIS (BATS the original production of ful tour of HATCH OR THE successful runs of COLD THE CRUCIBLE and HONOUR. Theatre), WHO NEEDS SLEEP ONCE ON CHUNUK BAIR PLIGHT OF THE PENGUINS TURKEY, TAKE A CHANCE ANYWAY? (Fortune Theatre) and Harold Pinter’s THE Highlights for other theatres at the Ten Days on the Island ON ME, THE GOD BOY, and KING AND COUNTRY CARETAKER. include the original cast festival in Tasmania. This was LADIES NIGHT and MIDDLE throughout the New Zealand Highlights from Michael’s production of NGA TANGATA soon followed with the tour AGE SPREAD. festival circuit. Watershed Theatre days TOA, THE MASTER BUILDER, of Roger Hall’s FOUR FLAT Also, Craig has produced two include SONG OF THE PROOF, THE CHERRY WHITES IN ITALY. of his own solo shows, includ- CIVILISED THIEF and ORCHARD, CAT ON A HOT Stuart’s previous works for ing TRAIN GHOSTS (Best SPECTACLE OF ONE with TIN ROOF, TOP GIRLS, Auckland Theatre Company Performer and Best Comedy, Inside Out Company, and THE ’s plays SONS include CAT ON A HOT TIN New Zealand Fringe 2005), TAMING OF THE SHREW in and RANTERSTANTRUM, ROOF, HATCH, DISGRACE, and this year directed Regan which he played Petruchio. DOUBLE BEAT, THREE DAYS CALIGULA, THE TALENTED OF RAIN and BEAUTIFUL Taylor in DESTINATION: Recent work includes CAT ON MR RIPLEY, LADIES NIGHT, THING (for which Hera won the DEATH (BATS Theatre and A HOT TIN ROOF, FEMALE MIDDLE AGE SPREAD, Chapman Tripp Award for Best PumpHouse Amphitheatre, OF THE SPECIES (Auckland TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, Female Newcomer). Auckland Fringe). Theatre Company), WILD COPENHAGEN, SERIAL CABBAGE (Silo Theatre) and KILLERS, THE CRIPPLE THE HOLLOW MEN (BATS OF INISHMAAN, TWELVE Theatre, Circa Theatre and ANGRY MEN, UNCLE VANYA Maidment Theatre). and MOLLY SWEENEY. IMAGE © Dominion Post Collection Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z.

and many of his plays were Colin has also won Best CREATIVE BRUCE MASON produced in the theatre’s COLIN MCCOLL Director at the Chapman Tripp TONY RABBIT early days. His contribution to Theatre Awards several times TEAM Playwright Downstage and New Zealand Director including for his 2002 produc- SET & LIGHTING Bruce Mason, playwright, critic theatre has been recognised One of New Zealand’s leading tion of WHO’S AFRAID OF and fiction writer, was born in by the unveiling of a sculpture theatre directors, Colin co- VIRGINIA WOOLF? DESIGNER Wellington before moving to founded Theatre in “In approaching the text, our of Mason at Downstage in His many productions for Takapuna at the age of five. 1983 and was Artistic Director touchstone has been the 2005. Auckland Theatre Company His experiences in Takapuna of Downstage Theatre in honesty of the rehearsal room, include CAT ON A HOT TIN formed the basis of his famous Wellington from 1984 to 1992. something an audience is not ROOF, THE FEMALE OF THE solo work for the theatre, He has led Auckland Theatre normally party to, but in which SPECIES, THE CRUCIBLE, THE END OF THE GOLDEN Company as Artistic Director an actor is perhaps at the HATCH OR THE PLIGHT OF WEATHER. since July 2003. peak of their craft, standing in THE PENGUINS, DOUBT, their own clothes or rehearsal In 30 years, Mason wrote Colin has directed for the THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, costume, with only room light- more than two dozen plays, Norwegian National Theatre EQUUS, GOLDIE, WAITING ing, and the support of their including such classics as and the Dutch National FOR GODOT, SERIAL colleagues and director, explor- THE POHUTUKAWA TREE, Theatre, as well as for most KILLERS, THE SEAGULL, ing and examining the text BLOOD OF THE LAMB and leading New Zealand and UNCLE VANYA, DAUGHTERS and moving to a performance AWATEA. He was a busy actor, Australian theatre companies. OF HEAVEN and HONOUR. critic, editor and general activ- solution of the work. In November 2007, Colin Opera-directing credits ist for New Zealand’s fledgling Years ago I lit Bruce Mason was honoured for his artistic include QUARTET (New professional theatre. on stage performing many achievements and excellence Zealand International Arts of his solo pieces, and I still In 1977, he was awarded at the eighth annual Arts Festival 2004), LA BOHEME recall images he conjured up an Honorary Doctorate Foundation of New Zealand (Wellington City Opera) in my mind from these sparse of Literature by Victoria Laureate Awards. and THE ITALIAN GIRL IN performances, simply telling University, was honoured with ALGIERS, THE MARRIAGE OF Previous achievements include us a story – theatre in its purest a CBE in 1980 and, in 1982, the FIGARO and THE PRODIGAL Best Director for Auckland form. same year in which he died, Theatre Company’s 2001 CHILD for the NBR New was given the New Zealand production of ROSENCRANTZ Zealand Opera. His next as- This was very much in my Literary Fund Award for AND GUILDENSTERN ARE signment is for the Scottish mind in designing the set and Achievement. DEAD. National Opera Company. lighting for this production of Mason was a fervent sup- THE POHUTUKAWA TREE; I porter of Downstage Theatre, have tried to basically ‘get out of the way’ and allow the ac- her designs include THE WIFE Zealand. Douglas Lillburn in New Zealand artists, Bruce tors to present the story to the NIC SMILLIE WHO SPOKE JAPANESE IN JOHN GIBSON his first electronic works, and would have been delighted.” audience simply and truthfully, COSTUME HER SLEEP, CAT ON A HOT SOUND DESIGN Len Lye in a sound recording of John composes original music without artifice and without TIN ROOF, WHERE WE ONCE his sculptures. for New Zealand theatre, film, “Firstly it is a great honour overly manipulating the space BELONGED and WHO NEEDS Toward the end of the play we dance and television. He has DESIGNER to be designing the sound or the story with the technol- SLEEP ANYWAY? bring in sounds that Bruce composed over 60 scores for “Being the only vertical elements of this play. Bruce ogy of the theatre.” Nic has also costumed various could have only dreamed of. theatre including RICORDI for reference on the beautiful Mason was a great lover and Tony Rabbit has designed sets projects at Downstage and the International Festival of the and simple set we chose the aficionado of music. He knew The playing of Maori instru- and/or lighting for theatre, Circa Theatres in Wellington Arts. costumes to help indicate the that nothing tells you more ments by Richard Nunns and opera, television and film including KING AND era in which the play is set about a time and a place Hirini Melbourne from the For dance he has written and even, according to one COUNTRY, TOP GIRLS, along with the passing of time/ than its music. Nothing tells legendary album ‘Te ku te scores for Shona McCullagh reporter, the radio. CABARET, SWEENEY seasonal shifts and personal you more about the 50s than whe’, which since 1994 has and Ann Dewey. Last July, TODD and DRAWER OF His work was last seen by changes undergone by some the ‘proper’ and controlled changed the way we listen John’s first feature film score KNIVES. Winner of the Air Auckland Theatre Company of the characters. technique of Bing Crosby to New Zealand music and a premiered at the International New Zealand Screen Award audiences in CAT ON A HOT in ‘Moonlight becomes you’ recent collaboration between Film Festival for Vincent Ward’s Universal themes of love, fam- for Contribution to Design TIN ROOF, WHERE WE ONCE or even Dick James singing Gillian Whitehead and Richard RAIN OF THE CHILDREN. ily, culture, class and religion for the television series THE BELONGED, END OF THE ‘Robin Hood’. Nothing tells us Nunns. Previous works for Auckland are all woven in to the story INSIDERS GUIDE TO LOVE, RAINBOW, HATCH OR THE more about the subversion of The arrangement of the Lords Theatre Company include and the way the costumes are Nic also designed costumes PLIGHT OF THE PENGUINS, all that than the sounds of the Prayer at the beginning of THE WIFE WHO SPOKE sometimes handled during the for THE INSIDERS GUIDE TO DISGRACE and THE jazz coming in from Ameria, be the piece was by Anania te JAPANESE IN HER SLEEP, performance is a reflection HAPPINESS. Her costumes for DUCHESS OF MALFI. it Glen Miller or ‘I can’t give you Amohau and was originally CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, of our decision to treat this film include FISH SKIN SUIT, anything but love baby, the 50s sung by the Te Pakata Moari WHO NEEDS SLEEP particular TURANGAWAEWAE and equivalent of Gangster rap. Entertainers and recorded ANYWAY?, WHERE WE ONCE production of the play as an STICKMEN. on Kiwi Pacific Records. BELONGED, EQUUS, THE examination of the text, its For the sound design elements The recordings of Douglas DUCHESS OF MALFI and the meanings, the history and the I have chosen two Pakeha com- Lillburn and Len Lye are on the arrangements and musical future of a society.” posers who were contempo- Atoll label and ‘Te ku te whe’ direction of SWEET CHARITY. Nic Smillie has a Bachelor of raries of Bruce’s and who were deeply involved in the pas- and Gillian Whiteheard and Design in Textiles and has Richard Nunns are on Rattle worked in theatre, film and tele- sionate pursuit of finding an original artistic voice, and who records. Two wonderful labels vision as a costume designer committed to releasing excit- for the past twelve years. For were both inspired in different ways by the landscape of New ing new New Zealand music. Auckland Theatre Company Check them out and support while Stead’s time in Takapuna Hauraki Road, just one street For half a century, the house “funny” sister being taken for a Zealand writers for a period, TAKAPUNA’S inspired one of his most away from the one to which the at 14 Esmonde Road became a drive. Mr Sargeson, a bearded to allow them to work free of memorable novels, All Visitors Masons later moved. As well meeting place for writers and old man in a shabby grey suit the financial constraints with ROLE IN NEW Ashore (1984). Other writers as publishing five novels and artists. Having established and grey pants tied with string, which Sargeson had had to lived in Takapuna for much a collection of poetry, Mactier himself as a leading short smiled kindly and asked how I contend throughout his life. ZEALAND’S longer, including novelist Susie was the headmistress of story writer from the 1930s was, and I said nothing. He had Sargeson’s Takapuna house LITERARY Mactier, poets R.A.K. Mason, Takapuna Primary School from onwards, Frank Sargeson an army hut in his garden, he is now a listed heritage Allen Curnow and Kevin 1877 to 1880. She also founded became mentor to many other said. I was welcome to live and building and the fellowship – HISTORY Ireland, short story writer Frank the Takapuna Library. writers. His protégés included work there. I neither accepted established in 1987 – is now Sargeson, historian and poet Frank Sargeson lived at 14 Robin Hyde, Jane Mander, nor refused, I was so overcome the Buddle Findlay Sargeson By Graeme Lay Keith Sinclair, and playwright Esmonde Road, Takapuna, AP Gaskell, John Reece Cole, by my “mental” status, and by Fellowship. More than 30 Bruce Mason. from 1931 until his death in David Ballantyne, Roderick seeing in person the famous writers have benefited from Bruce Mason’s family moved 1982. In 1923, Sargeson’s father Finlayson, Bruce Mason, CK writer whose anthology of New living and working in the studio Many writers have made to Takapuna (from Wellington) Edwin Davey bought a hut on Stead, Janet Frame and Kevin Zealand writing, Speaking for flat in the Frank Sargeson Takapuna their home. in 1926, when Bruce was a quarter-acre section a few Ireland. Ourselves, was a treasured Centre, at 25A Princes Nowhere in the town is far five years old. The Masons hundred yards inland from In 1954, after her release from book; the famous writer for Street, Auckland. Outside the from the superb sweep of lived at 26 Ewen Street, just the beach. The Davey family Seacliff Hospital near Dunedin, whose fiftieth birthday I had house at 14 Esmonde Road, sand which extends from above Takapuna Beach. travelled from their home in where she had been wrongly signed a letter of good wishes, Takapuna, a sign states: Hauraki Corner north to The not knowing him and knowing The view over the beautiful Hamilton and stayed in the hut diagnosed with schizophrenia, Frank Sargeson (1903 – 1982) Strand, and most writers beach and across the during the summer holidays. Janet Frame met Sargeson and nothing of the other signatories have lived within easy walking of the letter. Frank Sargeson. lived at this address from 1931 channel to Rangitoto Island After qualifying as a solicitor, was invited by him to live in the until his death. Here he wrote distance of the beach. Among led to the writing of Mason’s their younger son Norris old army hut behind the house Mr Sargeson. those who passed through all his best-known short stories one-man play THE END OF moved into the Takapuna hut, at 14 Esmonde Road. Here, in After Sargeson’s death in and novels, grew vegetables Takapuna were children’s THE GOLDEN WEATHER. changed his name to Frank 1955 and 1956, she wrote her 1982, his long-time friend and author Tessa Duder, poet and entertained friends and Although Ewen Street is very Sargeson and devoted his life first novel, Owls Do Cry (1957). literary executor Christine Cole fellow-writers. Here a truly and novelist CK Stead and different now from what it was to writing. The hut eventually In her memoir, An Angel at My Catley established the Frank novelist Maurice Gee. Local had its in the 1930s, the view is utterly became uninhabitable and Table (1984), she describes the Sargeson Trust. Its aims were beginnings. landmarks, including Lake unchanged. was replaced in 1948 by a beginning of her relationship to preserve 14 Esmonde Road Pupuke, make appearances in sturdy cottage designed by with Sargeson: as a literary museum and Gee’s children’s novel Under A founding writer of Takapuna, novelist and poet Susie Mactier Sargeson’s builder friend Our visit was short. What could establish a fellowship which the Mountain and in his adult George Haydn. would support chosen New novel, In My Father’s Den, (1854 – 1936) had lived in I say? I was self-conscious, the The ATC Literary Unit salutes all the playwrights, actors, directors and Celebrating great dramaturgs who have supported the development of new New Zealand plays New Zealand in the theatre’s workshop programme during the last 12 months. stories Dave Armstrong Raymond Hawthorne Heather O’Carroll David Aston Sophia Hawthorne Elizabeth O’Connor New Zealand Post is proud Stephen Bain Teresa Healey David O’Donnell Millen Baird George Henare Stephen Papps to be supporting this season Tim Balme Gary Henderson Dean Parker Paul Barrett Kelson Henderson Yvette Parsons of The Pohutukawa Tree. Phil Brown Margaret-Mary Hollins Bruce Phillips Alison Bruce Nicola Kawana Jodie Rimmer We're also proud to be assisting in the Goretti Chadwick Murray Keane Victor Rodger development and distribution of an Danielle Cormack Dena Kennedy Fiona Samuel education pack for the play for every Simon Cunliffe Andre King Jordan Selwyn high school in Auckland. Laurel Devenie Vadim Ledogorov Geoff Snell Stuart Devenie John Leigh Matthew Sunderland It is also free to download at Cathy Downes Michelle Leuthart Fern Sutherland www.atc.co.nz/educationunit/resources Peter Elliott Stephen Lovatt Anya Tate-Manning Janice Finn Murray Lynch Jared Turner Andrew Ford Pua Magasiva Yvonne Van Dongen Kura Forrester Robbie Magasiva Roy Ward Michael Galvin Anna Marbrook Jennifer Ward-Lealand Adam Gardiner Elizabeth McRae Annie Whittle Roger Hall Arthur Meek Gareth Williams Elizabeth Hawthorne Thomas Natealoafa Kevin Wilson

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PLAY 1: PLAY 2: PLAY 3: Musgrove Studio the next LEN GHOST TRAIN DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH by Brian Hannam by Fiona Samuel a play with songs Play One stage Directed by John Bolton Directed by Peter Elliott by Lisa Chappell Tuesday 13 Oct, 8pm A vibrant portrait of one of Barry and Janine invite prominent Directed by Ben Crowder Friday 16 Oct, 6.30pm New Zealand’s most significant public servant Athol and his wife Musical director Penny Dodd Saturday 17 Oct, 2pm and internationally acclaimed to dinner. Self-styled cabaret queen Letitia modernist artists. Brilliant, sexy, Play Two Twenty years ago Athol and Barry Lush is determined to be famous. bohemian, unstoppable, Len’s Inspired by Frank Sinatra’s Wednesday 14 Oct, 8pm The Next Stage is a festival of were colleagues and mates – they real and imagined journeys take enormous lung capacity, and semi-staged readings, where shared everything. Friday 16 Oct, 9.00pm him far and wide. After sojourns convinced this will be the secret of three new scripts are showcased Saturday 17 Oct, 5.00pm in Sydney and the South Pacific, But now Athol is at the top of his her own imminent mega-success, by some of New Zealand’s best he moves on to London and then, game and Barry is on the skids. Letitia uses her reclusive sister actors, and you get the chance to escaping war-torn Britain, New Rose as a human guinea pig in Play Three see new plays in development. Barry’s got reason to think Athol York. Finally after forty years a unique lung-capacity building Thursday 15 Oct, 8pm will help him out of trouble. Buried abroad and frustrated by the competition that involves the Saturday 17 Oct, 8pm The Next Stage is a vital part of in their shared past is an explosive politics of the art world, he returns regular almost-drowning of Rose Auckland Theatre Company’s secret, and Barry’s optimistic home to build a deep connection in their bath. But when Rose dries Book Maidment Theatre mission to bring utterly original, Athol will pay to keep that secret. fervently New Zealand stories with his birth place that endures off, falls in love with the local pizza 09 308 2383 to the stage, and after each to this day in the legacy of his But when two other people from delivery guy and it’s discovered performance we welcome extraordinary work. their past turn up uninvited, a that she is the one with a truly comments from the audience in Saturday night dinner for four remarkable voice, green eyed a discussion with the author and turns into a shocking reckoning monsters rear their ugly heads, director. for six. and worms begin to turn. Sibling rivalry as never seen or heard before! the Pohutukawa

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