Ka Tito Au

Presented by Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School

Join Kia Mau Festival in celebrating the rangatahi of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School as they take the stage of Hannah Playhouse with Ka Tito Au by acclaimed poet, playwright and composer Apirana Taylor (Ngāti Porou, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Ruanui, Pākehā) directed by Regan Taylor (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pikiao). In 2024, Apirana was awarded the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry.

Explorer. Navigator. Legend. Multiple pūrākau thread together to celebrate Kupe’s discovery of Aotearoa. His love for his people, his dreams and his heroism, lead to a climactic battle with a giant Wheke. Ka Tito Au is a stream of rich poetic consciousness, presented by Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School.

Tickets are now on sale through the Kia Mau Festival Website or iTicket.

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Dates:

30 May – 07 June 2025
7pm, (31 May Matinee at 2pm)

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Venue:

Hannah Playhouse
12 Cambridge Terrace,
Te Aro,
Wellington 6011
hannahplayhouse.org.nz

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Tickets:

Adult Ticket (15 years and above): $15 + $2.50 booking fee

Concession Ticket (Kaumātua, Senior Citizen, Community Services Card Holder, Unwaged): $10 + $2.50 booking fee

Student Ticket (including tertiary, te whare wānanga, polytech, and secondary school students): $10 + $2.50 booking fee

Special School Group Price available for school groups of 10+: Please book via this form.

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Creative Credits:

Playwright Apirana Taylor

Producer Helena-Jane Kilkelly (she/her)

Production Manager Luci McDougall (they/them)

Production Manager Assistant Sammy Hook (she/her)

Production Manager Mentor Theresa Hanaray (she/her)

Director Regan Taylor

Movement Director Emele Ugavule

Stage Manager Isla McLarin (she/her)

Stage Management Mentor Bridget Carpenter (she/her)

Deputy Stage Manager Kyah Boothby

Assistant Stage Manager Scarlet Walker (they/them)

Assistant Stage Manager Mia Moore

Set, Props and Costume Designer Tony De Goldi (he/him, ia)

Head Lighting Designer Alex Fisher

Associate Lighting Designer Imogen Eva Vlugter (she/they)

Head of Lighting Ava Vivier (she/her)

Lighting Operator Natalie Wadsworth (she/her)

Lighting Systems Tech Maddie Payne

Composer Gareth Farr

Associate Sound Designer Jack Tankersley (he/they)

Head Of Sound Bella Robinson (she/her)

Sound Operator: Sarah Taiaroa

Sound Systems Manager Te Awarangi Leat

Head of Costume Construction Kaarin Slevin (she/her)

Mech/Flys Zoe Fallon

Mech/Flys Liam Frampton

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Merrill Abapo, Asher Bassett, Margot Coleman, Zoe Courtney, Kris Girven, Tino Rawe Hawkins, Te Okanga Huata-Wagner, George Long, Kyra Loomans, Ocean Manutulila, Nadia Officer, Violet Patterson, Logan Pocock, Patupaiarehe Porter, Pānia Rolfe, Tiare Savea, Steffany Silva De Lautour, William Thompson, Justina-Rose Tua, Ali’itasi Vae’au, Zen Wilson-Travis.