Going West, Te Pou: Koanga!

From today until Sunday Going West is thrilled to bring you two items from the Koanga Festival, a celebration of all things drama from our friends at Te Pou Theatre. Going West and Te Pou go back a long way, and we're pleased as punch to be able to share this radio play and a rehearsed reading for the next few days.

Kūpapa by Nicola Kawana

Let me tell you a story of my tupuna who was strong, beautiful and brave and deceitful, broken and loathed. Kūpapa is a reimagining of historical events through the eyes of Lucy Lord aka Takiora.

Director/ Dramaturge: Erina Daniels
Cast: Renaye Tamati, Tanea Heke & Waimihi Hotere

Available until Sunday 13 September

Register to join the Zoom hui about Kūpapa on SUNDAY 13th SEPTEMBER (3pm - 4pm)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsduGoqD0pEtXeO_wqxnijtOGcS_TY4Rgz

The Chosen Ones by Albert Belz

It is 4000 years from now only Māori survive, but why and how? What if we don't reach our nations reo goals by 2040, a virus takes over the earth taking all but Māori and the everlasting Winston Peters deified. Belz takes ridiculous theories of the past waaaaay into the future to reflect on today.

WHYTANGI?? (You know wai!!) And other lost in translation stories

WHYTANGI?? Is a collection of short works originally developed for the stage now presented as online theatre experiences. More WHYTANGI productions available throughout Kōanga Festival 2020.