As The Day Draws In

26/12/2021

I can hardly believe I am writing this post.
I want to let you all know that Puti Puti Lancaster passed away last night, Christmas Day while she was with her whanau up north.
Puti was a blessing and a Taonga in all that she was and all that she did.
We will Miss you deeply Puti.
Puti and I worked very closely together for almost three years to bring 'As the Day Draws In to the stage for the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival 2020.
Puti bought a special talent to her storytelling and will be much missed by all who knew her and worked with her.
Go in Peace Puti .
May your beautiful spirit float free. ###XX
Arohanui

19/10/2020

....and here is a lovely review of As the Day Draws In.
Teresa

New Zealand theatre reviews, dance reviews, performance reviews and comedy reviews. Theatre guide for Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and regional theatre, NZ shows and the performing arts.

19/10/2020

After a fabulous four night season of As the Day Draws In ...we are coming back to earth. We played to full houses and standing ovations every night and couldn't have been more delighted with the result.
You, our facebook community and supporters helped to make that happen by spreading the word. Thank you yo all of you ....and keep watching this space .Ngā mihi, Teresa

Puti Lancaster and Teresa Woodham talk to Jess Soutar Barron about their verbatim theatre piece As The Day Draws In for Harcourts Hawke's Bay Arts Festival 2...

04/10/2020

Only a week to go before we open !
We had a very intense two week rehearsal process with our incredibly talented team from Hawkes Bay and further afield ... and now we have a most beautiful show...almost ready to show you.
Book now for the dates 14th to 16th October at the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival from their website of from the i site in Hastings,or havelock North. https://www.hbaf.co.nz/events/
Ticket sales are going well but there are still seats left.
Let's get three packed houses for As The Day Draws In and for all the other delights on offer at the Festival.

Have a listen to the interview with Puti and Teresa on Radio New Zealand, Standing Room only with Lyn Freemnan, aired yesterday 4th October.

Ngā mihi

Teresa

Six Hawkes Bay elders have shared their personal stories with a local theatre group, and now their words are woven faithfully into a work of theatre. "Verbatim theatre" can take numerous forms. For 'As the Day Draws In', Teresa Woodham and director Puti Lancaster have taken parts of the translated r...

20/09/2020

Today our Costume designer Judith Crozier arrived from Auckland with old friend Christine West. Both have decades of experience in costume design in theatre film and TV. We are so lucky to have lured them down here for As The Day Draws In. They arrived today Sunday, set up in St Andrew Hall and already set to work for the afternoon.It has been wonderful to observe the evolving layers being added to this piece of work . . The words, . music, then lighting and tomorrow the costumes. It will be a big week ahead for all on the rehearsal floor. Kia kaha team. Teresa

19/09/2020

One week of rehearsals done & dusted. This morning John & Matiu worked alongside Llyod, Kristyl & Puti with the beautiful musical composition they've been working on. It added such a wonderful & rich layer to these stories. We also had 6 year old Numia in who was enthralled by everything happening in front of her from the actors, musical score & lighting. Later in the day there was a few opportunities to put in some of the script offers which ended with a few shenanigans a lot of laughter. We are looking forwards to next week's rehearsals.

18/09/2020

It has been a busy week at the with the cast & crew for . Today started of with a production meeting with John, Ross & Janis talking us through some changes, new ideas & sharing some of the mechanics behind the scenes. Then rehearsals with Catherine, Llyod, Kristyl & Puti began on the floor while the rest of the team worked creatively on the outside. It is a magical feeling to be in a space with these Creatives who are sharing their talent, knowledge & skills. Each comimg together for the soul purpose of bringing these stories alive. We hold the stories of these 6 beautiful kaumatua at the heart of our work.

17/09/2020

Finally the cast and crew of come together, travelling from all over Aotearoa to begin our 2 week rehearsals which started on Monday. On Day 4 we are right into the swing of things. There has been a lot of creating, devising, discussions, revising and exploring. It's lovely to see the 3 actors Catherine Wilkins, Llyod Scott & Kristyl Neho in the space working with Director Puti Lancaster. Our Producer Teresa Woodham and Puti making edits to the script. The composer & musician John Gibson working creatively to compose the musical soundscape alongside local musician Matiu Whiting for this beautiful local story. Today lights arrived and Janis Cheng our Lighting designer was working visually around the space rigging lights. It is beautiful to hear the wonderful life stories of 6 local Kaumatua.

08/09/2020

Meet the team⁣
Hawkes Bay musician extraordinaire MATIU WHITING⁣
(Matiu will be working closely with composer John Gibson to create an exquisite soundscape for the piece). ⁣
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Mai te Whanau-A-Apanui Iwi a Matiu Whiting.⁣
Ko tana tino mahi marika te puoro.⁣
I whai aia tana tohu BMus (Hons) mai te Koki (NZSM) ara kua haere whakawhiti i te motu e takaro ana i puoro i nga momo puahua (tokotahi, tokomaha, Contemporary, Jazz, Classical, Alternative me te maha ano).⁣
I tenei wa kei te whai tohu whakaako i nga kura rangatahi hei whakaako i te puoro me te reo maori ara etahi whakaputanga pera ki tenei i te taha.⁣
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Matiu Whiting is a Musician from Te Whanau-A-Apanui.⁣
He received his BMus and then Honours degree from the New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) and since has performed around the country in a multitude of styles and situations (from solo to large ensemble, shows, Contemporary music, Alternative music, Jazz and Classical to name a few).⁣
Right now he's working on his secondary teaching diploma but still finds himself drawn to projects on the side such as "As the Day Dawns".⁣

07/09/2020

TICKETS ARE ON SALE! ⁣
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To purchase your tickets to our theatre piece As the Day Draws In follow the link below. ⁣
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GET IN QUICK!
https://nz.patronbase.com/_HawkesBayArtsFestival/Productions/DRAW/Performances

02/09/2020

Blast from the past! ⁣
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Take a watch... 'Scotty' in this blast from the past tv advert about the famous old Toyota Utes with Barry Crump is our very own As The Day Draws In actor, Lloyd Scott!⁣
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Do you remember these fantastic ads?

01/09/2020

YOU MIGHT SEE A FAMILIAR FACE....

A fantastic night last night at the programme launch for the Harcourts Hawke's Bay Arts Festival.... we will keep you posted as to when tickets are on sale.

The printed programme is now out! We are stoked to be able to share it with you, we know how much the programme is loved, book-marked and corners-turned! There are eight versions of the cover, we will be sharing the stories behind these faces in the coming weeks. Our wonderful army of programme distributors are out and about over the next few days you can collect from Harcourts Hawke's Bay offices, from the i-sites, from Arts Inc. Heretaunga, Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings District Council - Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga, Hastings District Libraries and many other cafes and spots around the Bay. Tickets are currently not available due to Level 2 restrictions, watch this space for further announcements.