Wed, 20 Oct 2004
Kia ora Koutou
This week at BATS we have Taro King by Vela Manusaute - for five performances only so be in quick to book.
And coming up next week the much anticipated STAB 2004 - woohoo! Kicking off with Sniper - experiential theatre - not
for the fainthearted, opening on Wednesday 27 October. Book in now as places are limited to 30 per performance. This
show is on at the Starlight Ballroom but you can book through BATS. Following that we have Certainty created by Kristian
Larsen - 15 nights, 15 new works.
Earlybirds can pick up a STAB season ticket to see these two fab shows for only $22 - contact the BATS box office for
more info.
BOOK NOW - To book for any performance simply reply to this email with your name, number of tickets and date you wish to
attend. We will reply to confirm your booking and you can pay when you come to the show.
Love BATS x
Taro King by Vela Manusaute Season: Wednesday 20 Saturday 23 October Time: 7.30pm, plus 2pm Saturday matinee Tickets:
$16 full / $13 concession
Writer/director Vela Manusaute (Bro Town, Children of the Migration) became the talk of Auckland theatre when 'Taro
King' premiered at the Maidment Theatre. BATS is proud to present the Wellington premiere of this distinctly South
Auckland play.
Filipo (Samoan born but raised in NZ) cuts taro for a living, searching for and dreaming about the land of milk and
honey that his father promised him. His friendship with Raj, Filipo's Fijian Indian workmate, comes under pressure when
the coup in Fiji brings their lives to a crashing halt. Cultures clash in the back room of a supermarket in Otara, South
Auckland.
'Taro King' is Pacific Island Theatre incorporating physical theatre, dance and song. The cast features Rajeev Varma
(Awhi Tapu, D'Arranged Marriage), Aleini Tufuga (Simi¹s Plight, The Songmakers Chair), Ene Petaia (Dawn Raids, Two Days
in Dream) and Ana Tuigamala (Good Hands, The Songmakers Chair).
"....I was deeply excited by the authenticity of the world and the voices that Vela was bringing to the stage......
[Vela's] work is deeply felt and brilliantly satirical at the same time...... It is a creative force driving us from the
margins. Vela is one of those voices - a mouthpiece from South Auckland." Christian Penny, Head of Directing, Toi
Whakaari , New Zealand Drama School, 2004.
ENDS