-
Date & Time Te rā me te wā
-
- 7:00 PM
-
- 7:00 PM
-
- 7:00 PM
-
- 8:00 PM
-
- 8:00 PM
-
- 4:00 PM
-
- 7:00 PM
-
- 7:00 PM
-
- 7:00 PM
-
- 8:00 PM
-
- 2:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
-
- 4:00 PM
-
- 7:00 PM
-
- 7:00 PM
-
- 8:00 PM
-
- 2:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
-
-
Location Te wāhi
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Wynyard Quarter -
More info He pārongo atu anō
Visit website
In a small coastal village in Sri Lanka, Sangeetha’s life is filled with music. Songs are the glue that binds her family together. And she has a crush on the guy at the general store who plays all the latest hits. But, as the country slips into civil war, they find themselves caught on the wrong side of history.
“I had only ever heard the sounds of gunshots in movies,” she remembers. “This one was different.” Both a love letter to his homeland and a lament, this powerful new work by Ahi Karunaharan (My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak, The Mourning After) sweeps from 1950s Sri Lanka to modern-day Aotearoa, where Sangeetha is now living with a son of her own, Deepan.
The only remnant of the past is an old mixtape filled with memories. As Deepan plays the 17 songs one by one – Dusty Springfield, La Bamba, the hit single from a Tamil rom-com – the story of what happened to their family unfolds through the music to reach its unforgettable conclusion.
Getting there Te huarahi ki reira
ASB Waterfront Theatre is a 17-minute walk from Britomart Station and accessible by many bus routes, including the City Link route.
Local tip He tīwhiri mō te rohe
If driving, pre-book a spot in the theatre car park on Jellicoe Street for $13.