Strange Resting Places
From: Monday, 4th May 2009
To: Saturday, 9 May 2009
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Synopsis
An informative insight into the battles taking place at sea during World War II with professor Nicholas Rodger, centre for maritime historical studies at the University of Exeter.
Our Review:
6 May 2009
Part of Border Crossings' Origins Festival of First Nations, featuring the London debuts of four plays from New Zealand, Canada, Australia and the USA, Strange Resting Places is set in World War II, telling the stories of the Maori Batallion in Italy in 1943 and 1944. Although from a culture with little resonance to European society, the Maori soldiers found themselves drawn to the lives of the Italian soldiers and civilians they encountered.
Rob Mokaranka and Paolo Rotondo have created an absolute gem of a play, and their acting of the many roles, including soldiers, women young and old, pigs, chickens and goats, is phenomenal. Joined on the sparse set by Maaka Pohatu, they sing, use their guitars to represent guns, fight, drink and share their lives, while an American bomber continues on its way to bomb the Abbey at Monte Cassino where Italian civilians have taken shelter.
The action fits perfectly into the modern space at the Soho, and the cast make excellent us...
Creative
Taki Rua (Company)
Leo Gene Peter (Director)
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