Talanoa: Four Pacific Plays

Talanoa: Four Pacific Plays - Paperback

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Talanoa: Four Pacific Plays - Paperback

Talanoa: Four Pacific Plays - Paperback

by Leki Jackson-Bourke , Fonua , Louise Tu'u
$60.48
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Talanoa: Four Pacific Plays is a timely collection from five playwrights who interweave Pacific languages with English. Masters in the art of comedy and real-life theatre, these contemporary voices shine a light on the lives of Pacific peoples, their culture and identity in New Zealand.

My Name Is Pilitome by Vela Manusaute. Filimoana's parents left Niue for New Zealand in 1976 and never returned. Thirty-eight years later, a reluctant Fili G travels to Niue for a hilarious journey of discovery. In Vela Manusaute's My Name is Pilitome the secret is ... don't fake it, just cut it!

Sai ē Reunion by Lolo Fonua. Mele, an innocent Tongan teen, has just arrived in New Zealand and is taken under the wing of her two worldy-wise cousins. Sai ē Reunion by Lolo Fonua tells a story of the struggle to both hold onto the traditional way of life and gain acceptance in the Big Smoke.

Gaga: The Unmentionable by Louise Tu u. An original work that plays with language and the conventions of live theatre. Tu'u explores the ways people connect through communication and cultural barriers, and the frustrations and comedy that arise along the way.

Inky Pinky Ponky by Leki Jackson-Bourke & 'Amanaki Prescott-Faletau. Everyone's talking about Lisa, the hot new Tongan fakaleiti who has just started at St Valentine's High School, even Mose, captain of the First XV. But jealousy and prejudice lurk everywhere.
ISBN9781877484346
Author Leki Jackson-Bourke , Fonua , Louise Tu'u
PublisherLittle Island Press
GenreArts and Drama
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages218
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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By Leki Jackson-Bourke, Fonua, and Louise Tu'u
About Leki Jackson-Bourke
Leki Jackson-Bourke (Author)
About Fonua
Leki Jackson-Bourke is a graduate of the Pacific Institute of Performing Arts, and an emerging Pasifika artist who has toured both nationally and internationally with New Zealand theatre companies, including: Massive Theatre Company, Kila Kokonut Krew and Armstrong Creative. His international tours include: Massive Company's The Brave (Hawaii Tour, 2015), The Factory by Kila Kokonut Kru (Adelaide Cabaret Festival, 2014; Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2014), My Name is Pilitome by Vela Manusaute (Niue Arts Festival, 2015). Leki received the 2015 Auckland Is My Playground Award for Youth Leadership in Performing Arts awarded by Auckland Council. Aside from acting, Leki is also an aspiring writer, producer and choreographer, and recently co-produced Victor Rodger's Club Paradiso. Siulolo (Lolo) Fonua (Author)
About Louise Tu'u
Siulolo (Lolo) Fonua is a New Zealand-born Tongan raised on the west side of Auckland. She graduated from the Pacific Institute of Performing Arts in 2011. Lolo wrote her first Tongan play Sai ē Reunion in 2013 and directed and staged it that same year. She took the show to Sydney in 2014, where it was performed at Riverside Theatre. Lolo also co-wrote (with Lauren Jackson) the theatre play Lollywitch of Mumuland, commissioned by Auckland Theatre Company in 2015. Lolo is the founder of LFP (Lolo Fonua Productions) and is the creator of Free Katas, a Tongan comedy web series. She wrote, produced, directed and edited the first two seasons, which have gone viral in the Tongan community. Lolo continues to create new Tongan shows both through theatre and in film. Louise Tu'u (Author)

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