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Dianna Fuemana

DIANNA FUEMANA  

 Nationality:    Niue New Zealander
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Literary Agent:    Playmarket Inc  


Dianna Fuemana created BIRDS for world premier at the Niue Arts Festival, 22  29th April 2011. a master at story telling and performance, her work includes internationally acclaimed and award winning works Mapaki and The Packer. In 2010 Fuemana was the winner of the NZ International Festival of the Arts Once Upon a Deadline' competition and was nominated for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Los Angeles, International'. Her repertoire of plays produced includes Jingle Bells, My Mother Dreaming and FalemalamA. Dianna is this year's recipient of Script to Screen, KILLeR Films screenwriting intern in New York. Dianna resides in west auckland.

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below is a list of Dianna Fuemana's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Birds         Mapaki         Packer, The

Birds

Synopsis:
BIRDS, an urban story told through the eyes of a young Niue boy growing up in auckland's avondale Hood-Lands. Tommy likes to dance the hip-hop, has a mad crush on the lead Kapa Haka girl at school and believes he can kung fu the biggest bully terrorizing the local Riversdale Park. But Moka has different plans for Tommy. Moka wants him to wake up on time for school, go to university and learn things Niue. Two wills collide but both must win in order to fly like the BIRDS. Shining a light on the bond between son and mother within a small community, BIRDS gives flight to the voices of the hood.
- www.theatreview.org.nz

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1st Produced:
Niue Arts Festival    22 Apr 2011

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piece

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Mapaki

Synopsis:
Challenges the usual image of Pacific Islands women with energy, humour and satire.

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Can Also be performed As A solo piece for one woman

1st Produced:
BATS Theatre, NZ    1969

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The Play Press, 2004   -

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Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  possible crowd

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Packer, The

Synopsis:
Shane works as a packer in a factory. His wife is alcoholic - but he is having sexual relations with a girl at work. Shane dreams of becoming a hip hop artist

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1st Produced:
Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney    2009

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Genre:
Monologue play

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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