Wellington to be rocked 15 to 24 March

Wellington to be rocked 15 to 24 March

“Wolf is a tale of domestic life disturbed by an ever present and unsettling undercurrent of darkness and occult. It is about brooding evil hidden in suburbia and uses the Canterbury earthquakes as its backdrop.” - The Press - Christchurch

BATS Theatre is hosting WOLF, a play about betrayal and the effects of earthquakes, set and written in Christchurch and produced and performed with refugees from east Christchurch.

This is a rollicking tale set with highly realistic detail of life between the quakes and after the big one, but about trust; if you can’t trust insurance, the council or the ground you live on... can you trust the people around you?

The story is not a worthy biopic, but engaging drama which better communicates what life was really like.

Director Sam Fisher says “Post earthquake existence is a perfect setting for drama but also a great way to explain why you need to be ready.”

Ryan Mead (Victoria University and Vic Drama) who plays a fictional EQC inspector was in Christchurch for the quakes and only a few streets away from where the play is set. “We have to help the audiences understand what the ‘new realities’ were. Like everyone guessing the size of the quake you’ve just had, and people having to move in with strangers. It was different” he said.

Earthquake packs from Civil Defence will be available to audience members so they can be ready.

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