“Dazzling, exciting, chilling, funny, and endlessly engrossing … I’d trade every play I’ve ever seen for it.” New Zealand Herald

 

In 1990, a play hailed as “the most extraordinary piece of theatre in recent memory” made its debut in Auckland to sell-out crowds and rave reviews. Sixteen years later, this landmark contemporary New Zealand work returns, revamped and more incredible than ever. Based on Thomas Mann’s novel of the same name, The Holy Sinner is an epic tale of nobility falling from grace, filled with lies, deception, guilt, discovery and exultant transformation. The involvement of New Zealand’s top performers and designers, including Academy Award winner Grant Major (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, guarantees that the experience will be awe-inspiring and visually stunning.

Inside Out founders and directors Mike Mizrahi and Marie Adams return to the Festival, and to their theatre roots, with over a decade of experience creating large-scale spectaculars. They have built an international reputation producing events such as the massive worldwide 150 Year Celebration for Louis Vuitton, and The New Zealand Millennium Celebrations, with a cast of more than 1000.

So prepare yourself for visions of heaven and hell, angels, cardinals, foul-mouthed fisher folk, nuns, lepers, opulent kings and queens, sinful love-making and huge battle scenes; The Holy Sinner is truly an epic medieval ride.

May contain nudity, some content may offend.

 

 

10 Mar, 8:00pm
11 Mar, 8:00pm
12 Mar, 1:00pm
12 Mar, 8:00pm
13 Mar, 7:00pm