Creative Team
Written by Hone Hurihanganui
Director Nancy Brunning
Tour & Stage Manager Carol Henry
Set Design Glenn Ashworth
Costume Design Kohai Grace
CAST
Riria Hotere, Jarod Rawiri, Olivia Robinson-Falconer, Tammy Davis
Date & Times
The annaul Te Reo travels to Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti, Horowhenua, Manawatu, Taranaki, Tuwharetoa, Maniapoto, Waikato, Coromandel, Rotorua, Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty, East Coast, Hawkes Bay and the South Island.
Awhina
Taki Rua Productions latest offering, ‘Awhina’, brings simple messages of love, respect and spirituality.
Enhancing the message “Our children are our greatest treasure”, therefore, the memories we leave them of ourselves are what lives with them the rest of their lives.
Through the beauty of the language, Hone Hurihanganui has used his storytelling skills to bring to life a slice of realism. His gentle approach to the harsh realities of losing a loved one is encapsulated in this production. He captures the mammoth journey of two children, who must face the world without their Mother.
Awhina has left the world of the living leaving behind her children Tama and Te Aniwa and their vivid memories of all of her wonderful teachings, her guidance, her wisdom, her songs – everything they knew and loved about her. Watch Tama and his younger sister Te Aniwa as they strive against all odds to retain all she gave them and as they battle the challenges this turbulent world presents them.