Programme

A Note From The Director

With an outstanding team of artists connected through a language of original composition and song, spoken word and a sense of the absurd, we will dive into our development season creative process, with sensitivity and recklessness. As resident artists at the Hannah Playhouse throughout November 2023, this unique, valuable, and terrifying opportunity is exceptional. It provides us with space to explore into the unknown toward our shared, emotional, and instinctive imagination, through an enriched and robust process in conversation with a live audience.

Cast

Claudia Reins - Jackie Clarke

Claude Reins - Phil Peleton

River Reins - Tara Canton

Jonah - James Ladanyi

AI one - Eva-Rose Blackburn

AI two - Ben Davidson

AI three - Neal Barber

Band

Keyboards & Vocals - Marshall Smith

Saxophone & Flute - Bryn van Vliet

Guitar & Trombone - Julian Kirgan-Baez

Creative Team

Writer - Mike Hudson

Composer - Marshall Smith

Director - Margaret-Mary Hollins

Creative Producer - Stephen Blackburn

Designer - Toby Papazoglou

Lighting / AV Design - Stephen Blackburn

Sound Engineer - Grant Sullivan

Sound Design & Music Production - Marshall Smith

Production Team

Stage Manager - Neal Barber

Lighting/AV operator - Scott Maxim

Props - Eva-Rose Blackburn & Neal Barber

City of Dreams Model - Nathalie Tworek

Costumier - Maddie Troughton

Publicist - Jo Marsh

Set Builder - James Searle

Production assistant - Eva-Rose Blackburn

Thanks for their generous assistance

Funding

Creative New Zealand

Underwood Family

Equipment

Streamliner Productions

Royal NZ Ballet

WoW

MJF Lighting

Acknowledgments

Hannah Playhouse

NZ Playmarket

Andrew Lees

Gavin Underhill

Robyn Boswell

Alasdair Cameron

Rich Manu

Mike Farrand

Sam Dean

Rob Appierdo

Simon Manns

Dom Whipp