Weaving historical fact with magical realism, Mark Twain & Me in Māoriland fuses a spaghetti western with an epic love story. This gun-toting production sparks from the true account of Mark Twain's Australasian lecture tour, which came to an abrupt halt when the writer claimed the rebel Māori, slandered as barbarians and fanatics, were in fact the country's true patriots. This entertaining creation proves that history, as always, is far from black and white.
Suitability: Yr 12-13
Both performances will be followed by a post show talk.
WITH SUPPORT FROM YOUTHTOWN AND THE UPPER HUTT CITY COUNCIL
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The Dominion Post Mar 15, 2010
Much of New Zealand's colonial history has been recorded from a British perspective, yet few probably realise that a prominent American travelling through the country in the mid-1890's made some rather astute observations on our race relations, whcih didn't go down well with his fellow Europeans.
