Showcase of theatre and song in Bay
A range of shows open this week in Napier as part of the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival. The performances have broad appeal to suit a range of budgets and interests.
In association with The Small Hall Sessions, on Wednesday, October 19, Jackie Goes Prima Diva will be at the Meeanee Hall. Jackie will be accompanied by Grammy-nominated pianist Stephen Small, who divides his time between playing and recording with world orchestras (London Symphony, Czech National) and NZ rock ‘n roll royalty (Hello Sailor).
On Saturday, October 22, Hello Darkness will be performed at the MTG Century Theatre.
While receiving treatment for prostate cancer, writer Peter Wells reached out to the world via Facebook, where he examined his life as he also contemplated the end of it. Peter’s posts were collated and published under the title Hello Darkness. Now, award-winning playwright Victor Rodger has adapted Hello Darkness as a one-man show. Directed by Shane Bosher and featuring Roy Ward, Hello Darkness is both moving and amusing.
Troll is on Saturday, October 29, at 1pm at MTG Century Theatre. From acclaimed Trick of the Light Theatre comes a lo-fi wi-fi fable, combining storytelling, projection, and puppetry.
As mobile phones become light sources, laptops transform into skyscrapers, and charger cords morph into puppets, Troll tells a story both mythic and modern, in the vein of Stranger Things.