SolOTHELLO, Te Rēhia Theatre Company
/SolOTHELLO
Presented in Māori and English, including colloquial New Zealand English
Touring (2016 details below)
New Zealand and Canada
Te Rēhia Theatre Company
Directed by Craig Geenty
Performed by Regan Taylor
Produced by Amber Curreen
Opening Dates: February 14-15, 2015
2016 Performances Include:
March 17, 2016. Te Kapehu Whetu, Whangarei, New Zealand
March 17, 2016. 116 Bank Sreet, Whangarei, New Zealand
March 18, 2016. Otiria Marae , Kawakawa, New Zealand
June 15-18, 2016. Kia Mau Festival, Circa Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand
July 6-14, 2016. Matariki on The Move Festival Tour, Auckland, New Zealand
October 6-8, 2016. Rutas Festival, Native Earth, Toronto, Canada
October 13, 2016. Hawkes Bay Arts Festival, Napier, New Zealand
October 18-20, 2016 Nelson Arts Festival, Nelson, New Zealand
One man’s hilarious interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Māori Performance Mask (Te Mata Kokako o Rēhia) comes to life as Regan Taylor unfolds an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello as a solo performance. SolOTHELLO weaves together Shakespeare’s original prose, modern English and Te Reo Māori to deliver a dynamic and cheeky interpretation of one of history’s more tragic plays.
On Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/terehiatheatre/
Watch a Video Clip here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umODi6kem4A
Information in the Media:
https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/canada-on-horizon-maori-producer
This performance has been presented in Marae (Māori meeting houses) to engage Māori with theatre. There is an audience development and outreach plan activated for the company which includes: engagement with community elders, marae, traditional arts groups, and Māori government agencies through direct contact and also tikanga around how the audience is held at performances, like greeting all, making elders comfortable, and providing food and hot drinks where possible.
Funding and Sponsorship:
British Council, Creative New Zealand
