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One Boy, a Drifting Island and a Restless Sea
Red Leap Theatre presents
SEA
Devised by Red Leap Theatre
Directed by Julie Nolan and Kate Parker
“…Red Leap Theatre could perform imaginative feats that are faster than a locomotive and leap tall buildings in a single
bound...”Zhou Ting-Fung, Theatreview
From the award-winning team that brought youThe Arrival, Red Leap Theatre’s highly anticipated new workSEA premieres at the Maidment Theatre from 6-10 March 2014.
An ensemble of nine highly skilled performers brings this dynamic physical theatre tale to life. Striking imagery
including an array of marvellous sea creatures combine with the power of the imagination to create a gripping story for
people of all ages and cultures.
A young man is washed up on a drifting island. The people take him in as a welcome fishing omen, bringing with him an
abundant catch.
However, the people are not who he thought they were and the man begins to fear for his life and the sea.
As New Zealanders, we live on an island at the bottom of one of the largest oceans on the planet. Our lives, our
memories and our childhoods are shaped by the sea. The seed for this work started with a fascination for the humpback
whale and its migration songs. This evolved into the company beginning to better understand the plight of the world’s
oceans where around 90% of its large fish have disappeared in the last 100 years. From this starting point Red Leap
Theatre began the journey of developing and creating this beautiful new work.
Red Leap Theatre is New Zealand’s leading image and movement based theatre company established to develop artists,
audiences and the discipline of devised physical theatre. Artistic Directors Kate Parker and Julie Nolan have delivered
two Auckland Arts Festival commissions –The Arrivalin 2009 andPaper Sky in 2011. These works have been highly successfully both at home and abroad touring to overseas centres including
Sydney, South Korea, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong. The company have also been the recipients of eight Chapman Tripp
Theatre Awards.
FEATURING: Antonia Stehlin, Ella Becroft, Dahnu Graham, Leroy Lakamu, Shadon Meredith, Tom Eason, Min Kim, Jade Daniels, Moko
Smith.
SEApremieres March 2014 to coincide with Seaweek 2014 (www.seaweek.org.nz).
SEA plays
6th – 10th March 2014
Maidment Theatre, Alfred Street, Auckland CBD
Show Duration: 80 minutes
Tickets: $15 - $55. Booking fees will apply.
Tickets on sale from January 24th 2014
Bookings through Maidment Theatre:
http://www.maidment.auckland.ac.nz or 09 308 2383
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