Theatre Company: Taki Rua Productions
Writer: Albert Beltz
Director: David O’Donnell
Actors: Donough Rees, Rangimoana Taylor, Ngapaki Emery, Michael Whalley, Tainui Tukiwaho and Karl Drinkwater
Location: Herald Theatre

Synopsis:

From the Taki Rua website:
Estranged from both his family and faith, Matthew Connell’s new regimented existence in the police force is threatened when Ranea, a young Maori woman from his childhood re-emerges to challenge his future. With civil unrest brewing across the country [because of the Springbok tour], Matthew is forced to confront his past.

Thoughts on this Production:

I wanted to like this production more than I actually did. Its credentials were rock-solid - Taki Rua (which has produced some excellent work) and Albert Beltz (who has also written some great plays in the past). Don’t get me wrong, the production was incredibly solid - a well constructed story which was very well told by the cast. It just seemed to lack what I needed to feel emotionally connected to what was going on on stage.