Be/Longing a Verbatim Play

Overview

We often ask the question of  'Where is Home?' or ' Where do I belong?'

This work focuses of the stories of migrants to New Zealand, Kiwis who have moved overseas and returned, as well as those from the t?ngata whenua. It asks – what does it mean to belong to a country, a place, a culture.

This piece uses mp3 players to relay interviewees’ stories to actors in performance. The performers taking on the physical characteristics of the subjects as well as their words resulting in a truthful and poignant portrayal of real events.