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RIWIA BROWN (1957 - ) |
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Nationality: New Zealand/Aotearoan Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: PlaymarketInc |
Riwia Brown ( Ngati Porou, Te Whanau-A-Apanui and Taranaki) has been involved with Maori Theatre in Wellington since the early eighties, performing as an actor with Te Ohu Whakaari. Her first play Roimata premiered at The Depot Theatre in 1988 and was later adapted for television and published in He Reo Hou a collection of Maori plays. She continued to write successfully for theatre and in 1992 adapted Alan Duff's novel Once Were Warriors into an acclaimed film. Since then she has worked on several national and international film and television projects as well as two further plays. Riwia lives in Paekakariki, north of Wellington
Plays by Riwia Brown
Debate, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bats Theatre, Wellington. NZ | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Young & Hungry | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playmarket, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49797 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Should Maori be the national language of New Zealand? The debate between a Maori and Pakeha school deviates from what one would expect when the Pakeha team draws the affirmative. Written for young people | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Irirangi Bay | ||
| 1st Produced: | Taki Rua, Wellington. NZ | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Ta Matou Mangai (ed. Hone Kouka), VUP, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54005 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | The consequences of a makutu (curse) laid during the New Zealand land wars haunts this passionate story. A seemingly perfect married couple of the 1950's are victims of a web of secrets that threaten their very lives. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Nga Wahine (The Woman) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Taki Rua, Wellington. NZ | 1992 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playmarket, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54006 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | Dana is a young Maori student who finds herself pregnant. Moana is a well-educated, successful, married older woman also pregnant. The play is set in the labour ward of a maternity hospital | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Roimata | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Depot, Wellington. NZ | 1988 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playmarket, in He Reo Hou, 1991 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54007 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | Roimata, having been brought up on the East Coast by her grandmother, comes to the city to stay with her half-sister Girlie. There she meets Eddy, the leader of an urban gang, and Kevin, a childhood friend who has since joined the Salvation Army | |||||
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Soldier Woman | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1991 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #115737 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two women in a maternity hospital - a married woman who has been trying for eight years to get pregnant and a young student who never intended to be so | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Te Hokinga | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Depot, Wellington. NZ | 1990 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playmarket, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54008 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | In this sequel to 'Roimata', the two sisters have returned to the East Coast. Girlie is about to get married, and Roimata invites Eddie up for the wedding. | |||||
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