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OSCAR KIGHTLEY |
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Nationality: Samoan New Zealander Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Playmarket Inc |
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Plays by Oscar Kightley |
Dawn Raids | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #57700 | |||
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 | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A Samoan family living in Auckland experiences stressful times during the infamous Labour Department 'Dawn Raids' | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fresh off the Boat | ||
| 1st Produced: | Christchurch Arts Centre, NZ | 1993 | ||||
Company: | Pacific Underground | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Play Press, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19215 | |||
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Genre: | comedy/satire Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This play has reached the status of Pacific Islands classic | |||||
Synopsis: | The trials and tribulations of an immigrant Samoan family and their attempts to make sense of their new home. | |||||
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Niu Sila | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playmarket, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #57736 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Dave Armstrong and Oscar Kightley | |||||
Synopsis: | This theatrical two-hander was inspired by Armstrong´s upbringing. Two childhood mates, a Samoan and a Palagi, discover cultural difference and commonality in a ´60s suburb. | |||||
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Tatau:Rites Of Passage | ||
| 1st Produced: | Aotea Centre in Auckland | 1996 | ||||
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| 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 | #57308 | |||
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 | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Devised and performed by Anton Carter, Rob Dilley, Meg Dunn, Erolia Ifopo, Oscar Kightley, Karen Lantry, Shimpal Lelisi, Mishelle Muagututi'a, Stefo Nantsou and Joy Vaele | |||||
Synopsis: | In 1995 Zeal was invited to New Zealand to co-produce a new work with Christchurch-based Samoan theatre company PACIFIC UNDERGROUND. Based on the ancient tradition of the tatau (tattoo) and following the stories of post-war Polynesian migration to New Zealand | |||||
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