About.
Company
Auckland Theatre Company
Duration
Restrictions
Contains strong language
Playing in repertoire with Joan
An instant hit when it premiered in 2002, The Daylight Atheist by award-winning satirical cartoonist Tom Scott, stars Michael Hurst in a not-to-be-missed repertoire experience.
Ageing Irish raconteur Danny Moffat retreats from the harsh light of the world to his bedroom. There, under hoardings of old newspapers and beer bottles, he sorts through a lifetime of memories and regrets, from growing up as a boy in Ireland, to the hopes and disappointments of immigration to New Zealand.
Tom Scott’s wonderfully inventive and fiercely funny play is a stirring portrait of his father, a deeply flawed yet charismatic bloke.
“Has its audience roaring with laughter ” - The Age, Melbourne
Tom Scott’s Ma & Da season presented by Giltrap Audi
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience both sides of one story.
Award-winning satirical cartoonist Tom Scott, co-writer of Footrot Flats, wrote Joan about his Ma, an essential companion piece to The Daylight Atheist about his Da. See both plays in this unique season as The Daylight Atheist and Joan play in repertoire for the very first time.
Dates &
Times.
Thu 7 Feb 8:00 PM Preview
Sat 9 Feb 8:00 PM Opening Night
Sun 10 Feb 4:00 PM
Wed 13 Feb 7:00 PM
Fri 15 Feb 8:00 PM
Sat 16 Feb 2:00 PM Matinee - EAT/TALK/PLAY
Tue 19 Feb 7:00 PM
Thu 21 Feb 8:00 PM
Sat 23 Feb 8:00 PM
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SubscribeEAT/TALK/PLAY
Eat/Talk/Play is a pre-show event that gives you a deeper insight into The Daylight Atheist and Joan. Held in the ASB Waterfront Theatre's Villa Maria Gallery, Eat/Talk/Play is the perfect pre-show event that will enrich your theatre-going experience.
Sat 16 Feb - 4:30 p.m.
BOOK NOWBackstage Story
Surprise yourself and find out what's happening in the rehearsal room at these fascinating behind-the-scenes talks with The Daylight Atheist and Joan directors, designers and cast. Learn everything you need to know about the show before you go!
Tues 29 Jan - 6:30 p.m.
FREE - ATC Studios, 487 Dominion Rd, Balmoral (Carpark & entry off Brixton Road)
MORE INFOBook: Drawn Out by Tom Scott
Drawn Out is a hilarious, heartbreaking, heartwarming account of Tom Scott's tragicomic childhood, his manic student-newspaper days, his turbulent years stumbling through the corridors of power, his fallings out with prime ministers, his collaborations with comic legends John Clarke, A. K. Grant and Murray Ball, his travels to the ends of the earth with his close friend Ed Hillary, and more...
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