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Orange Blossom Productions presents
BUDDHA BOY
DEPRESSION AND DHARMA –
THE ALTERNATIVES TO DEALING WITH PEOPLE
Inspired by a real event, Buddha Boy takes the audience on a journey into the subconscious. Sometimes you find your way
only after you lose your mind a little.
In 2006, Sonya Stewart came across a tiny article in the newspaper. Drawn to the headline of “Buddha Boy Missing”, what
she read started a journey that she wasn’t expecting. “I’ve always been drawn to eastern religion. It fascinates me. And
my first thought on reading about his extreme meditation for 10 months was ‘why would someone do that’. It’s turned into
a very personal story. A reality I had known has been weaved into a fiction I created”
Buddha Boy explores two people’s natural urge to find balance in their life and the extreme measures they will take when
that balance is shaken. Can you walk through the world without touching it? How many ways can people hide?
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Written by Sonya Stewart (2006 winner of the Chapman Tripp award for Outstanding New Playwright) and directed by Brylee
Lamb, Buddha Boy features a creative and dynamic cast that brings this strange tale to life.
Performing at BATS Theatre from 3rd February till 9th February at 8pm (no show Friday 6th February).
Tickets $10 to $16, available through BATS Theatre.
Online: book@bats.co.nz, Phone: (04) 802 4175
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