BY C ARL BL AND adapted from the story by J.M. Barrie
BY C ARL BL AND adapted from the story by J.M. Barrie
He pou atua, he pou whenua, he pou tangata.
Ko Waitematā te moana
Ko Waikōkota te whenua.
Ko Te Pou Whakamaharatanga mō Māui Tikitiki a Tāranga te tohu o te kaha, o te kōrero, o te whakapapa o tēnei wāhi, o tēnei whare.
Nau mai e te tī, e te tā ki te whare kōrero, ki te whare whakaari o ASB ki te tahatika o te moana.
Mauri tau, mauri ora!
Pouwhakamaumāharatanga mō Māui Tikitiki a Tāranga
The Memorial Post of Māui the Topknot of Tāranga
Robert Jahnke ONZM (Ngāi Taharoa, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rākairo o Ngāti Porou) 2016
Laminated tōtara and Corten steel
Proudly commissioned by Auckland Theatre Company for ASB Waterfront Theatre
The symbols of support, of strength and of guardianship stand fast and proud.
The waters of Waitematā ebb and flow against the shores here at Waikōkota, the land upon which we stand.
The pou of remembrance to Māui Tikitiki a Tāranga stands tall as a beacon of courage, of stories passed down and of the history that connects us all to this place and to this space.
We welcome you all from near and far to this house of stories, to the ASB Waterfront Theatre.
Mauri tau, mauri ora!
AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY AND NIGHTSONG PRESENT
8 OCT – 3 NOV 2024
BY C ARL BL AND adapted from the story by J.M. Barrie
CAST
Andrew Grainger — Smee
Junghwi Jo 조정휘 — Tinkerbell
Tupe Lualua — Mrs Darling
Jennifer Ludlam — Captain Hook/Mr Darling
Anika Moa — Mermaid Queen
Nova Moala-Knox — Wendy
Lotima Nicholas Pome’e — Skate
Theo Shakes — Peter Pan
Angus Stevens — John
Tess Sullivan — Tiger Lily
Roux the dog — Nana
MUSICIANS
Jess Hix, Calla Knudson
Claire Cowan (alternate)
YOUTH COMPANY
Sola Adekunle, Miriama Ashby, James Cain, Flynn Cox, Connor Magatogia, Shanna Paese, Yihan (Roxie) Pu, Kalia Regan, Leo Taylor, Michele Sagarriga Visconti
Assistant Stage Manager & Youth Company Captain — Logan Cole
Technical Operator — Tony Black
Sound Coordinator — Paul Jeffery
Audio Mix Engineer — Joel Orme
Microphone Technician — Paige Pomana
Fly Technician — Dave McSmith
Vision Coordinator — Michael Goodwin
Fight Coordinator/Key Rigger — Daniel Andrews
Key Rigger — Pai Pai
Rigger — Benjamin Raoult, Lena Middlemiss
Dog Trainer — Diana Haggitt
Additional Dog Handler — Kaliyah Jost
Set Construction — Grant Reynolds, Zorp Creative
Puppet Construction — Jon Coddington
Props Manager — Nati Pereira
Scenic Painter — John Verryt
Tailor to Neverland — Sophie Ham
Costume Assistant — Pascal Silliman
Costume Assistant — Amelia Carter
Toi Whakaari
Costume Design Intern — Heather Wright
Wardrobe Maintenance — Rosalind Sinel
Vocal Coach — Cherie Moore
Publicity — Bridget de Launay
Production Photographer — Andi Crown
Education Pack Writer — Anna Richardson
Victoria University of Wellington, International Institute of Modern Letters Placement — Alex Quinn
FILMING
Camera Director — Ralph Brown
Projection Artist — Jon Baxter / Perceptual Engineering
Child Hands and Voiceover — Taimona Lundberg
Old Peter Pan Voiceover — Peter Bland
Peter’s Father Voiceover — Carl Bland
Body Effects/Make-up Artist — Julie Clark
Images and Sound — Post-Production Effects
Editor — Caroline Bindon
The Peter Pan character and his story first appeared in the 1902 novel The Little White Bird by Sir John Matthew Barrie OM, aka J.M. Barrie. The first stage appearance of Peter Pan was in Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up also by Barrie, which opened on Saturday 27 December 1904 at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London.
This new version by Carl Bland was commissioned by Auckland Theatre Company for its 31st season co-produced with Nightsong and co-directed by Carl Bland and Ben Crowder. It previews from Tuesday 8 October and opens on Thursday 10 October 2024 at ASB Waterfront Theatre.
Peter Pan is 2 hours long, including an interval. The production contains pirates and is suitable for adults and anyone who is still a child at heart. They are likely to be seven years of age or older.
Haere Mai Welcome
Welcome to Neverland!
We are delighted to invite you to a magical collaboration between Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company as we present Peter Pan by Carl Bland, adapted from the story by J.M. Barrie. This enchanting production, crafted by the visionary team at Nightsong, promises to transport you to a world where anything is possible.
Join us on an unforgettable journey to an island where children can fly, pirates roam and imagination knows no bounds. Peter Pan has captured hearts for more than a century with its tale of adventure, friendship and the timeless spirit of youth.
Under the creative direction of one of New Zealand’s most innovative theatre creators, this large-scale production guarantees delightful twists, riotous make-believe and a sprinkle of fairy dust that will leave you spellbound.
Together, Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company embrace the magic of theatre to uplift and inspire, inviting you to soar alongside Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell and the Lost Boys. It’s a celebration of storytelling and the joy of believing in the impossible.
Welcome to our shared adventure in Neverland. Second star to the right and straight on till morning!
Jonathan Bielski Artistic Director & CEO
Auckland Theatre Company
Ben
Crowder & Carl Bland
Nightsong
About Nightsong
Nightsong is a unique and innovative New Zealand theatre company, delivering high-quality performances mixing rich poetic language with music, visual arts, puppetry, illusion and choreographed movement. Nightsong has perfected the ability to incorporate all art forms with intelligence, humour, beauty and creativity.
Nightsong excites and surprises audiences by showing them what is possible theatrically. The company possesses a deep love and passion for the theatre art form, with a belief that theatre should be a transformative experience –audiences should go into the theatre space and come away seeing the world in a new way… or at least seeing the possibility that the world around us is not always as it seems.
This is Nightsong’s first major partnership with Auckland Theatre Company. In years past, our signature work Te Pō was developed in collaboration with the Auckland Theatre Company literary wing and its Next Stage programme. Auckland Theatre Company also supported the script creation of our recent work I Want To Be Happy.
NIGHTSONG TEAM
Ben Crowder and Carl Bland are the artistic drivers behind Nightsong. As co-artistic directors, this unlikely pair is a force to be reckoned with! Ben and Carl have been working together, on a pretty continuous basis, for about 20 years. For many years prior to this, they both independently contributed to the New Zealand theatre landscape in their inimitable ways. In 2017, they transitioned their two separate companies into ’Nightsong’. Ben and Carl are joined by a fantastic support team, which includes Lesley-Anne Carey, who, amongst other things, ensures the bills are paid on time, Kirsty Brownfield supporting funding pursuits, Caroline Bindon on producing and Kyra Lulu as junior producer. Nightsong also has a delightful board that backs the vision and bolsters resolve.
CARL BLAND Writer & Director
Co-Artistic Director of Nightsong
Carl Bland trained at the Chelsea School of Art, completing a BA(Hons) in Fine Art, and also at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He wrote and created his own theatre shows with Peta Rutter, under the name Nightsong Productions. Their shows included The Bed Show, The House of Doors and Camels, Peta and Carl at the Last Supper and Sofa Stories. Collaborating with Theatre Stampede, they made Head (2005 winner of Chapman Tripp Most Original Production Award) and 360 – a theatre of recollections for the 2010 New Zealand Festival. Also, 360 won an inaugural excellence award and The Hackman Cup, the people’s choice award for most original production, at the 2014 Auckland Theatre Awards. Carl’s play Te Pō premiered at the New Zealand Festival and the Auckland Arts Festival in 2016, winning an excellence award at the Auckland Theatre Awards. In 2017, he premiered Spirit House, starring Ian Mune, at the Herald Theatre and had a return season of Te Pō at Q Theatre in Auckland. In 2017, he established the theatre company Nightsong with Ben Crowder. Their collaborations together since then include: Mr Red Light, A Stab in the Dark, The Worm and I Want To Be Happy. Carl has also been a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in the Picture Book section, and a winner of the best use of illustration in the Spectrum Book Awards. He was the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellow at the University of Auckland in 2018.
BEN CROWDER Director
Co-Artistic Director of Nightsong
Ben trained at the John Bolton Theatre School in Melbourne in the 1990s. After graduating, he set up Theatre Stampede with Vanessa Chapple – they created a range of works together, including The Young Baron, Blossom and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. In 2005, Ben began collaborating with Carl Bland and Peta Rutter from Nightsong Productions. Together, they made Head and 360 – a theatre of recollections. Carl and Ben have continued to work together since this time, officially forming Nightsong in 2017. Their collaborations include: Te Pō, Spirit House, Mr Red Light, The Worm, A Stab in the Dark and I Want To Be Happy.
Ben has also worked extensively as a freelance director and creator. Past directing credits at Auckland Theatre Company include Well Hung and co-directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He also has had a long involvement with Auckland Theatre Company’s rangatahi and outreach projects, including under the Young and Hungry umbrella and the Next Big Thing initiative, as well as pleasing collaborations with Marvellous/ Auckland Theatre Company. He teaches theatre-making and performance, mainly at tertiary level. Additionally, he often leads projects in the community; recent examples include a summer project with Toi Ora Live Art Trust and an engagement with Rotorua Girls’ High School.
A Word from Carl
When we think back in time, our memories fictionalise the truth. When we think of the future, we become anxious, we can’t control it. Then there is the present. This is the world of animals and children: the world of the innocent. Yet, even this world is flawed. Can we know the full meaning of love, without experiencing loss? Can we truly appreciate the gift of life, until we know how fragile it is?
The forgetfulness of Peter and the Lost Boys protects them from the pain of loss, and allows them to stay children forever. The arrival of Wendy, who’s still grieving for her lost brother, changes the dynamics of Neverland. It’s her actions that bring the boys’ memories back. And with that comes the anguish of separation and the desire to go back to their parents, the people who love them unconditionally.
How easily each one of us can all turn into a Captain Hook: become bitter and disillusioned, and feel that, somewhere in getting older, we have lost a vital part of ourselves. Perhaps that’s why Captain Hook hates Peter Pan so much. Yes, Peter can be selfish and mean like all children can. But, his desire to stay a child forever is not about avoiding responsibility; rather, it is about wanting to capture for longer its excitement and wonder. There’s a famous quote from
’Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain
Isn’t that the great quandary? How do we grow older but still keep alive our curiosity
A Word from Ben
Peter Pan explores the complexity inherent in the transition from childhood to adulthood. The conversation it examines feels highly resonant in the contemporary frame and as universal as it did in 1911 when the story was first shared. It has made me reflect on how society manages the child animal – often to make our own ordered lives function. But, also, it has made me consider the ways in which freedom and independence can so often be trodden down; ’adult’ voices, the voices of reason, can shut down possibility and verve.
As is often the way when digging into a show, I found that working on this production has affected me in remarkable ways. I have come to realise that my thinking, and even my being, have been coloured by Peter Pan’s viewpoints and chutzpah. The show itself is big and complex – kind of impossible – where the rational voice repeatedly tells you ’no, you can’t’, ’stop pushing’, ’that’s not the way it’s done’. Yet, it is the spirit of Peter Pan that has so often been needed to keep things moving ahead; traits such as unfailing optimism, mischievousness, courage, selfishness, mercuriality, stubbornness and joyfulness, and even the odd dive into petulance, have all risen to the surface over the past months and demanded to be embraced.
I recognise that this demeanour can be as annoying as hell – so my apologies to all those who have been affected by this indomitable maelstrom – and I beg forgiveness.
I also offer my gratitude to all the magnificent souls who have been part of this adventure.
My hope is that all our audiences get to savour a touch of the vigour that emanates from Peter Pan celebration of the brilliance of childhood.
Ben Crowder
Cast
ANDREW GRAINGER Smee
TRAINING:
ArtsEd, London
FOR ATC:
North by Northwest; The Master Builder; Six Degrees of Separation; Billy Elliot: The Musical; Jesus Christ Superstar; Chicago.
FOR NIGHTSONG:
The Worm; Te Pō; 360 –a theatre of recollections.
OTHER THEATRE:
Mike and Virginia; Jersey Boys; South Pacific; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
SCREEN:
M3GAN 2.0 (Upcoming); A Remarkable Place to Die; Kura; The Brokenwood Mysteries; Westside: Series VI; The Letter for the King; Meg; The Shannara Chronicles; 6 Days; Ash vs Evil Dead; 25 April; Top of the Lake; Spartacus: War of the Damned.
OTHER: The Unruly Tourists (NZ Opera).
JUNGHWI JO 조정휘
Tinkerbell
TRAINING:
The Actors’ Program (2023)
Peter Pan is Junghwi’s debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
Victoria University of Wellington BA(Hons) in Pacific Studies (2015); Whitireia New Zealand (2003).
Peter Pan is Tupe’s debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
OTHER THEATRE: TOLU; We are Many; The White Guitar; 1918; Marama; The Factory – A Pacific Musical; PolyZygotic.
SCREEN: A Boy Called Piano; 1918: Sāmoa and the Ship of Death (Talune).
OTHER: Director of Le Moana; producer for Tupua Tigafua.
JENNIFER LUDLAM
Captain Hook/Mr Darling
TRAINING:
Jennifer was in the first intake of students at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School (1970).
FOR ATC:
August: Osage County; Filthy Business; Calendar Girls; Taking Off; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Take a Chance on Me; Social Climbers.
FOR NIGHTSONG: I Want To Be Happy; Mr Red Light; Call it a Night.
OTHER THEATRE:
Jennifer has extensive theatre experience. Highlighting work with Auckland-based company, Silo Theatre: Boys will be Boys; When the Rain Stops Falling.
SCREEN:
Jennifer played Leanne Miller as core cast on Shortland Street for over 10 years.
OTHER:
Jennifer has won multiple awards for theatre, film & television spanning her long career as a beloved New Zealand actor. In 2005, Jennifer was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM), for services to the theatre.
ANIKA MOA
Mermaid Queen
Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri
Peter Pan is Anika’s debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
SCREEN:
Anika Moa Unleashed Seasons 1,2 & 3; Toi Time Seasons 1, 2 & 3; Anika Moa – Reunited; Rurangi; All Talk with Anika Moa; My Life is Murder; Jacqui Brown Diaries; Wellington Paranormal; Seven Sharp; Songs From the Inside.
OTHER:
Singer/songwriter, released six studio albums including three bubbas albums; podcast with RNZ; radio host on The Hits and Flava; māmā to four tamariki.
NOVA MOALA-KNOX
Wendy
Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Ranginui, Vava’u
TRAINING:
Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School (2023).
Peter Pan is Nova’s debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
OTHER THEATRE: The Ghost of Tongan Language Week.
SCREEN:
Te Whare Pōuri; Playback; Little Apocalypse; Tragicomic; Frankie in Bright Summer Night.
OTHER:
Nova is also a writer and director.
LOTIMA NICHOLAS
POME’E
Skate
Ma’ufanga, Sopu ’o Taufa’ahau Kolomotu’a, Hofoa & Vaini
Peter Pan is Lotima’s debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
SCREEN: Under the Vines; Red, White & Brass; The Legend of Baron To’a; Savage.
OTHER:
Lotima, AKA General Fiyah, is the youngest member of Three Houses Down. At 12, his single Here To Stay ft. Three Houses Down won Best Music Video, Best Song and the People’s Choice Award at the 2018 Pacific Music Awards.
He released his first single Love & Affection at the age of 10.
THEO SHAKES
Peter Pan
TRAINING:
Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School (2023); South Seas Film School Diploma in Film and TV Production (2020).
Peter Pan is Theo’s debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
TikTok & Instagram creator, Director/ Writer of short films: To Tell a Vision; Your Vomit; Bygones. Playwright: The Play That Gets Louder.
ANGUS STEVENS
John
TRAINING:
The Actors’ Program 2023; Meisner Technique with Michael Saccente (2004).
Peter Pan is Angus’ debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
SCREEN:
The Justice of Bunny King; Black Hands; When We Were Kids; Madam.
TESS SULLIVAN
Tiger Lily
TRAINING:
Hagley Theatre Company (2014); Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School (2017).
Peter Pan is Tess’ debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
OTHER THEATRE: Dakota of the White Flats; The King Of Taking; Bobby Wood: If You Met My Mum, You’d Understand; Story Studio Live; Before Karma Gets Us; A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs; Black Confetti.
SCREEN: The Brokenwood Mysteries; Savage.
Musicians
JESSICA HIX
Musician – Percussionist
TRAINING:
Bachelor of Music, University of Canterbury.
Peter Pan is Jessica’s debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
OTHER THEATRE:
West Side Story; Les Miserables; La Boheme.
OTHER:
Jessica has performed with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Royal New Zealand Navy Band, Auckland Philharmonia, Manukau Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles.
CALLA KNUDSON
Musician
Peter Pan is Calla’s debut with Nightsong and Auckland Theatre Company.
OTHER THEATRE: Les Misérables.
OTHER:
Calla has released two studio albums under her name. Emerging Artist for the 2023 Queenstown LUMA Arts Festival and sound artist in 2024; selected for the 2022 APRA AMCOS Songhubs; 2022 Dame Malvina Major South Island Arts Excellence Award.
Bottom row: Leo Taylor; Michele Sagarriga Visconti; Sola Adekunle, Ngātiwai, Yorùbá from Ijebu Ilese; Kalia Regan. (not appearing in Peter Pan: Kirilayla Ireland; Jorja Stevens). Auckland Theatre Company’s Youth Company are proud to join Peter Pan as an ensemble, supporting the magic making, and appearing as Lost Boys, Pirates, and Mermaids. Our Youth Company is a part-time, year-long programme offered free to participants aged 18 – 25 that aims to help young people learn in a working theatre, feel comfortable in this space, and to train in an environment that acknowledges being an artist takes enormous strength and resilience.
YOUTH COMPANY SUPPORTERS GROUP
A collective of private supporters have come together under the leadership of Peter Macky and Joan Vujcich to turbocharge our Youth Company. The generosity of the Supporters Group means this programme can be delivered at no cost to the participants.
If you would like to join the supporters group and donate to the Youth Company, please email development@atc.co.nz for more information.
ROUX THE DOG
Nana
Roux is a three year old Bernese Mountain Dog. Her show name is Noyon-Dimanche of Brienz, which she has never used because she was born with her tail on upside down, which excludes her from the show ring. She lives with her people (Di, Hadleigh, and Emmett, 14yrs, Mabel, 13yrs, Ray, 11yrs and Wyatt, 10yrs), a cantankerous Maine Coon cat named Charlie (who Roux adores and fears in equal measure), and her partner in canine chaos, Mack, an 8 year old Leonberger.
A nature enthusiast, she loves exploring and long walks on the beach. Her love language is physical touch and also gifting stolen footwear. She’s a foodie, equally at home frequenting Ponsonby’s bars and restaurants, as charming her way through rest homes and preschools. Big dog with a bigger heart, unrivalled in the area of affection, bordering on needy. Loves with the fire of a thousand suns.
Strengths: calm, affectionate, loyal, with superb comedic timing. Weaknesses: frozen pilchards, and being told she’s pretty.
Peter Pan is Roux’s theatrical debut.
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Creative
JOHN VERRYT
Set
Designer
TRAINING:
Theatre Corporate; Mercury Theatre.
FOR ATC:
Twelfth Night; Jesus Christ Superstar; Once on Chunuk Bair; Hair; Death of a Salesman; Rendered; Long Day’s Journey into Night; The Pillowman; The Haka Party Incident; King Lear.
FOR NIGHTSONG:
360 – a theatre of recollections; Spirit House; Head.
OTHER THEATRE:
Theatre Corporate: Mother Courage; Foreskin’s Lament; The Threepenny Opera; King Lear; Mercury Theatre: Porgy and Bess; Tosca; The Rose Tattoo; The Barber of Seville; Theatre at Large: Cyrano de Bergerac; Indian Ink Theatre: Krishnan’s Dairy; The Pickle King; The Candlestickmaker; Guru of Chai; Dirty Work; Paradise; Silo Theatre: Badjelly the Witch; The Goat; Take Me Out; The Cripple of Inishmaan; A Streetcar Named Desire; Irma Vep; When the Rain Stops Falling; The Book of Everything; Three Days of Rain; Berlin; Tartuffe; Red Leap Theatre: The Arrival; Dakota of the White Flats.
OTHER:
World of WearableArt 2009 – 2015; NZ Opera: Gianni Schicchi, The Spanish Hour; Don Pasquale; Aida; Lucia di Lammermoor; Xerxes; Falstaff; The Magic Flute; Dance: Black Grace; Atamira; Ōkāreka; Douglas Wright; Malia Johnston; Michael Parmenter.
SEAN LYNCH
Lighting Designer
FOR ATC:
Rendered; Two Ladies; Grand Horizons; The Queen; Winding Up; Jesus Christ
Superstar; Chicago; Black Lover; Lysistrata; Once on Chunuk Bair; Long Day’s Journey into Night.
FOR NIGHTSONG: I Want to be Happy.
OTHER THEATRE:
The Valentina; Break Bread; The Wolves; The Book of Everything: Angels in America; HIR; Things I Know To Be True; Everything After; Watching Paint Dry.
ELIZABETH WHITING
Costume Designer
FOR ATC:
Angels in America; Cabaret; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; Hair; The Bellbird; Waiting for Godot; The Rocky Horror Show; The Songmaker’s Chair; Goldie; Caligula; Equus; The Duchess of Malfi; Doubt; The Pillowman; My Name is Gary Cooper; Design For Living; The Thirty-Nine Steps; Mary Stuart; In the Next Room; Little Shop of Horrors; Anne Boleyn; The Good Soul of Szechuan; Jesus Christ Superstar; The LadyKillers; Rupert; Venus In Fur; Nell Gwynn; Under the Mountain; The Cherry Orchard; Shortland Street
The Musical; Joan; The Daylight Atheist; The Miracle Worker; The Life of Galileo; Long Day’s Journey into Night; King Lear
FOR NIGHTSONG:
I Want To Be Happy; The Worm; A Stab in the Dark; Call it a Night; Mr Red Light; Te Pō; Spirit House; 360: A Theatre of Recollections; Head.
OTHER THEATRE:
Court Theatre:
The Country Wife; La Cage Aux Folles; The Great Gatsby; Cabaret; Silo Theatre: Tartuffe; Top Girls; Three Days of Rain; Irma Vep; The Scane; Holding The Man; When The Rain Stops Falling; Assassins; Angels in America; NZ Opera: Faust; Carmen; La Boheme; Falstaff; The Barber of Seville; The Marriage of Figaro; Cosi Van Tutte; Cavaller a Rusticana; Pagliacci; Don Giovanni; Tosca; The Magic Flute; Brass Poppies ; Elizabeth designs for Indian Ink Theatre, Plumb Theatre, Te Pou, Red Leap Theatre, Ōkāreka Dance and many other companies.
OTHER:
Elizabeth designed the World of WearableArt core show costumes for six years. She won the Chapman Tripp award for The Arrival and represented New Zealand in the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design.
CLAIRE COWAN
Composer & Music Director
TRAINING:
Bachelor of Music Honours University of Auckland.
FOR ATC: Red.
FOR NIGHTSONG:
Peter Pan is Claire’s debut with Nightsong.
OTHER THEATRE:
Paper Sky; Sea; Acquisitions; Half Life.
BALLET:
Hansel and Gretel; Possum Magic; Cinderella; Macaroni.
SCREEN:
Hillary; Billy; Votes for Women; Waitangi what Really Happened; One Lane Bridge; Runaway Millionaires; Under the Vines; Jean Cocteau; NZSO Storytimes.
OTHER: Founder and Director of Blackbird Ensemble and co-founder of Lo|Co Arts with choreographer Loughlan Prior
MAX SCOTT Sound Designer
TRAINING:
University of Auckland, Master of Creative and Performing Arts in Sound Design and Recording (First Class Honours) (2004)
FOR ATC:
The Master Builder.
FOR NIGHTSONG:
Peter Pan is Max’s debut with Nightsong.
SCREEN:
Pistachio Wars; Hot Mother; On an Unknown Beach; Post Hoc; Station to Station; We Feel Fine; Meathead; Vostok Station; Outrageous Fortune (Season 1).
OTHER: Freelance composer and sound designer.
Accessibility
Accessible performances are open to all
Audio-Described Performance and pre-show Touch Tour
Peter Pan
Sun 20 Oct 4:00pm
The audio-described performance includes a live audio commentary relayed to blind and low-vision patrons in the audience via earpieces. Patrons with accessibility tickets can also attend a touch tour, 90 minutes before the performance.
Supported by: NZSL-Interpreted
Performance
Peter Pan
Sat 26 Oct 7:00pm
The NZSL-interpreted performance and features an interpreter on stage, signing the show for Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons in the audience.
Supported by:
Relaxed Performance
Peter Pan
Sat 19 Oct 1:00pm
At the relaxed performance there is an open attitude to audience noise and movement, brighter auditorium lighting, and a breakout room. Patrons can attend a pre-show demonstration 40 minutes before the performance.
How to Book
Deaf/Hard-of-hearing and blind/ low-vision patrons can buy tickets for NZSL-interpreted and audio-described performances for $20 each. One companion ticket per theatre-goer is also available for $20. Please contact the box office to book accessible performance tickets or if you have any special requirements.
Wheelchair Access
ASB Waterfront Theatre has eight seats and three wheelchair spaces in the auditorium, reserved for customers with special access requirements. There is stepfree, level access to all tiers of the building and to seating in the stalls. Wheelchairaccessible toilets are located on the ground floor; accessible parking is available on Madden Street.
Hearing Assistance
The theatre has a T-Loop radio frequency system to amplify the sound of the performance. If you don’t use a hearing aid or your hearing aid does not have a T setting, there is a listener unit available on request from the box office
Assistance Dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome. We can find a seat that’s comfortable for you and your dog or arrange for the theatre staff to look after your dog during the show.
NZSL Interpreting and Signing — Platform Interpreting NZ
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Acknowledgments
Auckland Theatre Company and Nightsong would like to thank the following for their help with this production: Rachel Antony, Helen Atkins, Grant Baker, Jon Baxter, Shane Bosher, Bronwyn Bradley, Thomas Braid, Janet Clarke, Peter Davison, Dr Natascha Diaz & South Seas Film School, Greg Fahey, Anders Falstie-Jensen, Diana Haggitt and the Ministry Of Hound, James Hayday, Māui Hitchens, Lisa Brickell, Milli Jannides, Mark Leedom, Hilary Lewis, Patrick Lundberg, Takahide Nakazawa, Julie Nolan, Merian Paese, Talalelei Paese, Tatiana Paese and Ariana Paese, Janette Partington, Anapela Polata’ivao, Violet Ryan.
Creative Ambiance Stage Technologies Ltd, Filament Eleven 11, Greenstone TV, Juan and Paradice Ice Skating Avondale, The New Zealand Dance Company.
Relaxed Performance Lead Youth Advisor: Jessie Hannah O’Hanlon.
Relaxed Performance Youth Advisor Team: Anthony Francis, Ethan Longstaff and Dakota Willetts.
Nightsong gives heartfelt thanks to our incredible line-up of donors, funders and unwavering champions. Without them, we literally would not exist!
Nightsong was directly supported to deliver the design development and workshopping for this production by Auckland Council, Foundation North and Creative New Zealand.
Auckland Theatre Company thanks the ATC Patrons Group for its generous support of Peter Pan.
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ATC PATRONS GROUP 2024
Co-Chairs Lady Dayle Mace MNZM and Hon Justice Anne Hinton KC
Patrons Margot & Alastair Acland, Margaret Anderson, John Barnett CNZM, Betsy & Michael Benjamin, Louise & Mark Binns, Patrick Bourke, Barbie & Paul Cook, Jane & Tiff Day, Nicole & Guy Domett, Kim & Annette Ellis, Jan & Trevor Farmer, Antonia Fisher KC & Stuart Grieve KC, Virginia & Stephen Fisher, Andrew Gelonese & Michael Moore, Anna Gibbons, Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM, Stephanie & Michael Gowan, Joséphine & Ross Green, Hon Justice Anne Hinton KC & Peter Hinton, Michael Horton CNZM & the late Dame Rosie Horton DNZM, QSO, QSM, Sally Jackson, Katie Jacobs & Chris Aughton, Stella Johnston, Judy Jordan & Trevor Bayly, Heather & Len Jury, Anita Killeen & Simon Vannini, Chris Lambert & Philippa Smith Lambert, Margot & Paul Leigh, Antonia & Tim MacAvoy, Sir Chris Mace KNZM & Lady Dayle Mace MNZM, Peter Macky, Pip Muir & Hon Kit Toogood KC, Christine Nolan & Derek Nolan KC, Matthew Olde & Jacqui Cormack, Prue Olde, Heather Pascual, The Hon Dame Judith Potter DNZM, Robyn & Malcolm Reynolds, Fran Ricketts, Julie & Russell Tills, Kerrin Vautier CMG & Noel Vautier, Louise & Karl Von Randow, Joan Vujcich, Susan & Gavin Walker, Carol Weaver & Greg Blanchard, Lynne Webber & Priscilla McGirr, Dona & Gavin White
YOUTH COMPANY SUPPORTERS 2024
Co-Leaders Peter Macky and Joan Vujcich
Saints Aaron Boonshoft, Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM, Sir Chris Mace KNZM & Lady Dayle Mace MNZM, Peter Macky, Joan Vujcich, Anonymous (1)
Angels Sam Baker & Elías Villinueva, Andy Eakin & Paul Boakes, Charlotte & Ian McLoughlin, Anne & Chris Morris, Jane & Mark Taylor, Ian Webster
Friends Georgina & Stuart Anderson, Margaret Anderson, Alex & Craig Birch, Susan Buckland, Jenny & Rick Carlyon, Kim delaRosa, Prue & John Gilbert, Sarah & Martin Gillman, Debbie Graham & Associates (DGA), Carmen & Helius Guimaraes, Bridget Hackshaw & Michael Savage, Alister Hartstonge & Roy Knill, Coriamber Hogan & Martin Kunz, Margot & Paul Leigh, Denise & Mark Lewis, The Hon Dame Judith Potter DNZM, Sarah Powrie, Adriane Swinburn, Synnott Family, Joanne & Rob Wills, Anonymous (6)
30TH ANNIVERSARY FUND
Visionary Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM, Jan & Trevor Farmer
Lead Prue Olde
Ensemble Barbie & Paul Cook
SUPPORTING ACTS
Standing Ovation Sandy & Alan Bulmer, Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM, Anne Hargreaves, Anonymous (3)
Curtain Call
Pam & Brian Stevenson, Stephanie Van Leuven & Nick Francis, Joanna Waddington, Anonymous (2)
Take A Bow
Shona McCullagh MNZM, Judy & Allen McDonald, John Priestley, Sarah Sinclair, Anthea & Peter Springford, Anonymous (3)
Applause
Marilyn Eales, Bernie Fanning, Sir Roger Hall, Jane Hanley, Jan Hilder, Alan Jermaine, Helen & Robert Lane, Mindy Levene, Lynne & John Linton, Rob Mouncey, Maxine Priestley, Richard Quatermass, Brigitte Richards, Ron Russell, Georgia Smith, Kerrin Vautier CMG & Noel Vautier, Anonymous (2)
Artistic Associate & Casting Director: Benjamin Kilby-Henson
Youth Arts Coordinators:
Dan Goodwin, Acacia O’Connor Ngāti Porou, Beatriz Romilly, Munashe Tapfuya
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
Director, Artistic Operations & Deputy CEO: Anna Cameron
Director, Production: Kathryn Osborne
Producer: Sums Selvarajan
Head of Learning & Participation:
Sam Phillips
Operations Manager: Lucy Gardner
Production Coordinator: Paige Pomana
Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Rongomaiwahine
MARKETING & TICKETING
Director, Marketing: Joanna O’Connor
Marketing Manager: Kate Shapiro
Graphic Designer: Wanda Tambrin
Marketing Executive: Maxene London
Ticketing Manager: Bruce Brown
Box Office Team Leader: Gary Hofman
Ticketing Assistants: Ella Blake Brislen, Mia Crossan, Molly Curnow, Benjamin Forrester, Lucas Haugh, Talia Pua, Toby Swann, Sophie Watson, Tom Webster, Daphne Zondag
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Director, Finance: Elena Nikolaeva
Finance Officer: Dina Abramova
Accountant: Reena Mudliar
Head of Strategy: Natasha Pearce
Archives Assistant: Hazel Oh
ASB WATERFRONT THEATRE
Director, ASB Waterfront Theatre: Sharon Byrne
Co-Front of House Managers: Lucas Haugh, Dario Kuschke
Events Coordinator: Amy Robertson
Venue Technical Manager: Johnny Chen
Senior Venue Technician: Nathanael Bristow
Technical Team: Tayla Brittliff, T.J. Haunui, Luuk Heijnen, Keira Howat, Michael Keating, Max Manson, Dave McSmith, Patrick Minto, Aaron Mitchell, Nick Mulder, Joseph Noster, Mitch Rayner
Front of House Supervisors: Billy Blamires, Jack Clarkson, Lucie Everett-Brown, Gary Hofman, Sofi Issak-Zade, Pearl McCracken, Rachael Yielder
Front of House: Cara Allen, Luke Bishop, Ella Blake Brislen, Elliot Blakeley, Ruben Cirilovic, Mia Crossan, Bailey Cropp, Molly Curnow, Sam Dawkins, Merlia De Ridder, Nat Dolan, Shannon Freeman, Eugene Garry, Mary Grice, Lara Grozev, Shayla Hann, Amy Henwood, Kirsty Leggett, Vena-Rose Lennane, Emre Logan, Prakritik Mal, Ida Munro, Demos Murphy, Carla Newton, Joseph Noster, Finlay Pinkerton, Talia Pua, Tema Pua, Ailsa Scott, Mikaela Stroud, Emily Smith, Toby Swann, Geo Tughushi, Tom Webster, Daphne Zondag
CONTACT ATC
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