2008 - 2009

Whero's New Net

Ka pu te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi.
The old net is cast aside and the new net goes fishing. 

London. Auckland. Gisborne. 

Whero Mahana is a musician with songs of grit and tears pulsing through her veins. In London to chase a dream far away from New Zealand, she is presented with a diary that confirms her longing for home.

As the lines between her past and present fracture, her father's stories force Whero to make painful choices about where her dreams really lie.

A new play by Albert Belz (winner 2006 Bruce Mason Award), Whero’s New Net features an adaptation of stories from Witi Ihimaera’s The New Net Goes Fishing, published by Raupo Publishing. 

A story of adaptation, fishing for new possibilities, and casting nets in unfamiliar waters.

"Whero’s New Net gets inside you, offers you laughter, hope and satisfaction." (Selwyn Manning, Scoop)

Cast

Wesley Dowdell

Performer

Kura Forrester

Performer

Bree Peters

Performer

Jarod Rawiri

Performer

Madeline Sami

Performer

Blair Strang

Performer

Tainui Tukiwaho

Performer

When & Where

Herald Theatre (Auckland)

15 September - 4 October 2008

Lawson Field Theatre (Gisborne)

30 July - 1 August 2009

Clarence St Theatre (Hamilton)

5-8 August 2009

The Pumphouse Theatre (Takapuna, Auckland)

19-22 August 2009

Downstage Theatre (Wellington)

26-29 August 2009

Expressions Theatre (Upper Hutt, Wellington)

4-5 September 2009

Hawkins Theatre (Papakura, Auckland)

10-11 September 2009

Creative Team

DirectorSam Scott
Assistant DirectorScotty Cotter
WriterAlbert Belz
Lighting DesignJeremy Fern
Set and CostumeTracey Collins
Composer and Sound DesignTama Waipara

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