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King and Country

New Zealand

This event is also on at: Southwards Theatre, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Masterton Town Hall, Wairarapa

“This innovative combination of home-grown Kiwi reminiscing and local musical expertise…reached both mind and heart.” The Press

King and Country is a powerful and evocative drama based on the personal accounts of New Zealanders during World War I. Stories of Mâori and Pakeha soldiers, nurses and civilians are interwoven with treasured New Zealand war songs and hymns, sung to the accompaniment of a live brass band. Written and directed by the Chapman Tripp Award winning team of Dave Armstrong (Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby, Niu Sila) and Conrad Newport (Niu Sila), King and Country was originally inspired by correspondence written by Armstrong’s grandfather during WWI. King and Country offers the chance to make a connection with this highly significant chapter of our nation’s history.

Writer – Dave Armstrong

Director – Conrad Newport
Producer - Caroline Armstrong

Co-produced by New Zealand International Arts Festival, Christchurch Arts Festival, Lake Taupo Arts Festival, Nelson Arts Festival, Taranaki Arts Festival, Tauranga Arts Festival, the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour.

Suitable for children 9 years and older.

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