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        Amazing Love / Aroha Kaiora

        Pitt St Theatre Company presents

        Amazing Love / Aroha Kaiora

        Amazing Love / Aroha Kaiora

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        Pitt Street Theatre

        78 Pitt St

        Auckland, New Zealand

        When

        Fri 4 Nov 2022 - Sun 13 Nov 2022

        Running Time

        45 minutes

        Interval

        (no interval)

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        A short play to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first Methodist missionary team to arrive in Aotearoa. Rev. Samuel Leigh and his wife Catherine.

        Catherine was the first European trained mid-wife to arrive in NZ. She saved Samuel’s life on more than one occasion. A tale of dreams, tikanga, war, fundraising, ship-wrecks and Jesus down-under. 

        Written and directed by Geoff Allen, kaiarahi of Pitt St Theatre, author of Sister Anzac and The Fairies of Down Under & other Pakeha Fairytales.

        Performed by
        JOHN GOUDGE as Samuel Leigh 
        Mrs Van Gogh, NZ Herald plays of 2012John Goudge, strong and confident portrayal of Vincent.”

        MARION PREBBLE as Catherine Leigh
        Best Actress, 'Baby' 2017 Show Me Shorts Awards.

        He whakawhetai nui ki te iwi o Ngati Uru mo ta ratou tautoko o tenei huritau rua rau.

         


        Warning: Some of the verbatim quotes from newspapers and letters written in the year 1820 may be offensive to both Māori, Pākeha and all Tauiwi.