Devised theatre
This Rugged Beauty
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A poetic parody of NZ theatre tropes featuring a lost child, an isolated cabin and a whale stranding.
When ‘kiwi identity’ becomes a marketed commodity, how do we express who we are? Does any ‘New Zealand Story’ align with reality, or are they all just selling something? Iconoclastic and satirical, This Rugged Beauty blends the narrative of the 'NZ story' with a fictional product launch where our identity is the product on sale.
Devised by the company
Performed by Simon Haren, Joel Baxendale, Rachel Baker and Claire O’Loughlin with Eli Kent (2011 season)
Sound design by Gareth Hobbs
Wellington: Studio 77, (NZ Fringe), 2011
Wellington: Downstage Theatre (Development season) 2013
Wellington: BATS Out of Site, 25 March - 5 April, 2014
'Slyly subversive"
DOMINION POST
"Hugely original"
CAPITAL TIMES
"A clear highlight"
LUMIERE READER
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