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"SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE"

"One in three women. Look to your left, Look to your right, 

One of us...

Somewhere. Sometime. Somehow.

Something has to change."

                                          

"‘Prima Facie’ transcends what I know to be ‘the theatre experience’ and it’s become something else that I have no name for. It’s sublime storytelling from a sublime storyteller, shaped by a theatre genius, and it’s for us. A gift without ego."

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ABOUT 

Tessa Ensler loves her job. She's worked her way up from a working class background to being a top criminal defence barrister at the top of her game - prosecuting, cross-examining and winning in the courtroom with her quick wit and intelligence. Fighting to defend those pleading not guilty - including securing freedom for men accused of rape and sexual assault.  

Innocent until proven guilty is, after all, the bedrock of human rights.

An unexpected event however forces Tessa to confront the very system she has spent her whole life believing and working within - a system where the lines of patriarchal power and burden of proof are not set up to accommodate the lived experience of sexual assault survivors. 

 

 

 Olivier and Tony award-winning play, Suzie Millers PRIMA FACIE is an unforgettable story and one-woman tour de force that has the power to question the structure of the justice system and takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience conflict within the system as we know it - a system that is shaped by the male experience, its cases decided by generations of male judges and legislated by generations of male politicians. 

 

PRIMA FACIE WAS FIRST PRODUCED BY GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY IN MAY 2019 AT THE SBW STABLES THEATRE.

CREATIVES

BOOK NOW FOR PRIMA FACIE 
*Please click the link below for your preferred venue and you will be directed to ticketing for that venue. 

PUMPHOUSE THEATRE, TAKAPUNA 

18-22 June 2024 

ARTWORKS THEATRE, WAIHEKE ISLAND

                     28-30 June 2024

      DOLPHIN THEATRE, ONEHUNGA 

                       4-7 July 2024

         LOPDELL HOUSE, TITIRANGI 

                       11-14 July 2024

BAYCOURT THEATRE, TAURANGA 

                26-28 July 2024

   METEOR THEATRE, HAMILTON 

                1-3 August 2024

FOURTH WALL THEATRE, NEW PLYMOUTH  

                   8-11 August 2024

LAWSON FIELD THEATRE, GISBORNE

                   16-18 August 2024

WHANGAMATA THEATRE, WHANGAMATA

                      23-24 August 2024

THE THEATRE, WAIHI

     25 August 2024 

TURNER CENTRE, KERIKERI 

        6 September 2024 

FORUM NORTH, WHANGAREI 

            5 September 2024

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS
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Being a young mum is supposed to be hard - but for Hanna, the only thing she's ever been brilliant at is raising her beloved daughter Ellie.

 

Until a DNA test reveals staggering news. Ellie is not Hanna's child. And now her 'real' parents want to meet.

 

How can an ancient mix-up in an overstretched maternity ward be explained to a three-year-old? Is Hanna supposed to let these strangers into her daughter's life? Forced to question what being a parent really means, Hanna makes a drastic decision that will change all their lives.

 

This funny, heartfelt and compelling NZ premiere from Offie-nominated playwright Sam Potter asks what family means in a modern society, delicately weaving in questions of racial identity, economic privilege, and the lottery of birth.

CREATIVES

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HANNA 
Cassandra Woodhouse

Cassandra has been in the entertainment industry for 18 years. Having worked professionally on stage, film and as a model, Cassandra is passionate about creating a company that supports, develops and sustains the arts. A strong advocate of mental health Cassandra is committed to establishing an environment that promotes the wellness of artists and society through strong, conscious storytelling and providing employment opportunities that enable artists to feel supported, sustained and through which the consistency of paid work can hone their skills and artistic careers.

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DIRECTOR 
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Te Atamira

Since training at Auckland’s Theatre Corporate, Jennifer has worked extensively in theatre, film, television, musical and radio for 40 years. She is also a trained Intimacy Coordinator for stage and screen.

Jennifer was a founding board member of the Watershed Theatre and a co-founder of the drama school,  The Actors' Program. She is President of  Equity New Zealand (since 2007), Patron of Q Theatre, Theatre New Zealand and Te Manu Tīoriori Trust and serves as a trust board member of the Actors Benevolent Fund.

In the 2007 New Year’s Honours List, she was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to theatre and the community. In 2018 she was named SPADA Industry Champion and in 2019 New Year’s Honours List, she was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to theatre, film and television and presented with a Woman of Influence Award (for arts and culture) Most recently, Jennifer was honoured as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2020.

www.jenniferwardlealand.com

"The partnering of these two is a beautiful theatrical synergy that has developed this peice into something very special"

Broadway.com

Arts on tour 2023 

ARTS ON TOUR NZ (AOTNZ) organises tours of outstanding New Zealand performers to rural

and smaller centres in New Zealand. The trust receives funding from Creative New Zealand

as well as support from Central Lakes Trust, Community Trust South, Interislander, Otago

Community Trust, Aotearoa Gaming Trust, West Coast Community Trust, Pub Charity and

Community Trust Mid and South Canterbury. AOTNZ liaises with local arts councils,

repertory theatres and community groups to bring the best of musical and theatrical talent

to country districts. The AOTNZ programme is environmentally sustainable – artists travel to

their audiences rather than the reverse.

ITINERARY

1 MARCH 

HAMILTON

Wednesday 1 March 7:30pm Hamilton Arts Festival

The Meteor Theatre

$30 GA; $27 Concession

https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2023/hanna/hamilton

2 MARCH 

COROMANDEL 

Thursday 2 March 7:30pm Coromandel

Hauraki House Theatre

$25 Tickets: Coromandel Information Centre Ph: 07 8668598

3 MARCH

WAIHI

Friday 3 March 7:00pm Waihi

The Theatre, Boyd Road

$22 https://www.waihidramasociety.co.nz/events/hanna/

4 MARCH

Saturday 4 March 7:30pm Whangamata

Whangamata Memorial Hall

$30 Tickets: Pumice Patch or email: info@whangamatatheatresociety.co.nz

WHANGAMATA

5 MARCH 

TAURANGA

Sunday 5 March 4pm Tauranga

16 th Avenue Theatre

$35 iTicket.co.nz

6 MARCH

Monday 6 March 7:30pm Gisborne

Lawson Field Theatre

$35 Adults; $30 Senior Citizens; $20 Students

www.premier.ticketek.co.nz

AOTNZ InCahoots with Lawson Field Theatre

GISBOURNE

8 MARCH 

UPPER HUTT

Wednesday 8 March 7:30pm Upper Hutt

Whirinaki Whare Taonga

$20 www.whirinakiarts.org.nz

10 MARCH 

KAIKOURA

Friday 10 March 7:30pm Kaikōura

The Mayfair Arts and Culture Centre

$30 www.themayfair.org.nz

12 MARCH 

LAKE HAWEA

Sunday 12 March 7:00pm Lake Hawea

Lake Hawea Community Centre

$30 Adult; $10 School Student

www.lhcc.co.nz or QR code

14 MARCH 

ALEXANDRA

Tuesday 14 March 8:00pm Alexandra

Central Stories

$30 Tickets: Central Stories

15 MARCH 

ARROWTOWN 

Wednesday 15 March 7:30pm Arrowtown

Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall

$30 www.eventbrite.co.nz

16 MARCH 

Thursday 16 March 6:00pm Invercargill

Scottish Hall

$20 Ticketek

INVERCARGILL 

18 MARCH 

DUNEDIN

Saturday 18 March 7:30pm Dunedin

The Regent Theatre - Clarkson Studio

Adult $30; Concession $25; Child $15

www.regenttheatre.co.nz/shows-events

19 MARCH 

ASHBURTON 

Sunday 19 March 4:00pm Ashburton

Ashburton Event Centre

$25; Group 6+ $20 (service fees apply)

www.asheventcentre.co.nz or venue box office

21 MARCH 

CHRISTCHURCH 

Tuesday 21 March 7:30pm Christchurch

Great Hall, Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre

$25 https://www.artscentre.org.nz/whats-on/

25 MARCH 

NEW PLYMOUTH 

Saturday 25 March 7:30pm New Plymouth

4th Wall Theatre

$30 Adults; $25 Seniors; $15 Students www.4thwalltheatre.co.nz

26 MARCH 

MATAMATA

Sunday 26 March 7:30pm Matamata

Matamata Little Theatre, 5 Short Street

$25 www.mds.org.nz

29 MARCH 

KERIKERI

Wednesday 29 March 7:30pm Kerikeri

Turner Centre

$30 Regular; $25 Earlybird

www.turnercentre.co.nz

31 MARCH 

WHANGAREI

Friday 31 March 7:00pm Whangarei

Forum North

$25 Eventfinda

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