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      Going West Gala Night
      Going West Trust presentsGoing West Gala Night

      Going West Gala Night

      Stranded in Paradise

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      Playhouse Theatre

      15 Glendale Road

      Auckland, New Zealand

      When

      Sat 14 Aug 2021

      Running Time

      3 hours

      Interval

      20 minutes

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      Always a sellout, Going West’s traditional centrepiece presents a celebration of ideas, oratory and performance. This year’s Gala Night promises to match the best of the past in an enhanced theatrical setting — the heritage listed Glen Eden Playhouse, a spectacular Edwardian building with great public transport access.

      With a new, hard hitting book traversing his Navy-barracks upbringing, the Fijian-born Daren Kamali will be joined by percussionist Levani Vosasi; the Tongan/Aotearoa poet Karlo Mila will perform her politically charged work; and award–winning journalist Simon Wilson will address the theme of Stranded in Paradise.

      Singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates will stage a significant literary/musical performance, traversing her four standout albums of New Zealand poetry-to-song. She will be accompanied by multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Show Pony and stunning songstress, Julia Deans.

      The evening will be MCed by Pīta Turei and linking it all will be the Aotearoa-exclusive beats of DJ Sandy Mill.


      More information can be found on our website: www.goingwestfest.co.nz
      and on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GoingWestFest

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