App-led satirical tourist guide
Ancient Shrines and Half Truths
Refuse to tourist. Discover hidden gems, stumble into fragile cultural ceremonies and laugh with Authentic Locals™.
Guided by a bespoke app, audiences explore a seemingly ordinary city park and its surroundings. A hip narrator promises authentic discoveries that won’t make them feel like dopey tourists. What exotic wildlife dwells in the trees and in the long grass? How can you learn to feel more like a local? And what's the story with Raewan, the local personality/guru everyone’s talking about?A satirical tourism experience that allows audiences to pick their own paths before pitting them against each other in a game of competitive sightseeing.
Devised by Joel Baxendale, Rachel Baker, Oliver Devlin, Melanie Hamilton and Ralph UptonNarrated by Rachel BakerDirected by Joel BaxendaleDramaturgy: Ralph UptonSound design by Oliver DevlinProduced by Mel Hamilton[App by app developer]
Created with support from Creative New Zealand and Wellington City Council
Edinburgh: Summerhall (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017) In association with Zanetti Productions and made possible with support from Creative New Zealand and NZ at Edinburgh
Wellington: Waitangi Park, Nov 2017
Hamilton: Hamilton Gardens Festival, February 2019
Melbourne: Melbourne Fringe, August 2019
“Tripadvisor meets Pokemon Go in this absurd, fantastical tour that proves how liable we are to being led"
BROADWAY BABY
“...manages to mercilessly send up the whole traveller-vs-tourist ethos...dares to be downright silly at times...but hits home in lampooning visitor expectations”
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