Stagecraft Presents The Wife Who Spoke Japanese in Her Sleep

Stagecraft presents The Wife Who Spoke Japanese in Her Sleep by Vivienne Plumb.

Summary of the play: The first play of Stagecraft's 2012 season, this is a quirky comedy drama written by award-winning New Zealand poet, novelist and playwright, Vivienne Plumb. Plumb beautifully portrays Japanese culture while allowing us to laugh at our own Kiwi ways.

Described as a '21st-century Antipodean Shirley Valentine', this play promises to be a heart-warming comedy for all to enjoy, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki theatre with modern audiovisual effects.

Dates and times: Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 March 2012 at 8 pm, Sunday 25 March at 3 pm, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 November at 6.30 pm, Thursday 29 to Saturday 31 November at 8 pm

Ticket prices: $22 waged adults, $20 seniors, unwaged adults and tertiary students, $15 Stagecraft members and high-school students with valid ID. Two tickets for $22 on the first Thursday for all ticket categories. Early bird discount: book for the first week of the play and get $2 off the full ticket price ($20 instead of $22). http://www.stagecraft.co.nz/current-production.html

Cast:

Honey Tarbox - Christine Hunt
Howard Tarbox - Stephen Fearnley
Clemetine Florica - Tanisha Wardle
Ensemble: Chris Tse, Kerina Deas, Clarissa Chandrahasen, Crispin Garden-Webster, Norie Parata and Kiel Taylor
Crew:

Shannon Tubman (director), Joy Hellyer (production manager), Tanisha Wardle, Fern Wallingford, Jen Pearce, Darryn Woods, Don Blackmore, Barry Meyers, Cherie Le Quesne, Amanda Lyons, Sheena Hudson, Amy Lorimer, Iona Anderson, Erin Nelson, Benjamin Haddock, Clarissa Chandrahasen

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