HERE & NOW 2019

The Gangster's Paradise

By Leki Jackson Bourke

26 APR - 30 APR 2019 — Theatre

About.

Company

Auckland Theatre Company

Duration

70 minutes, no interval.

Advisory

Use of strobe lighting and strong language, Ages 13+

Homegrown hip hop rom-com musical mash up.

“Hell to the no! I ain’t joining no drama club.”

Wannabe gangster, Jayden is on the verge of being expelled from St. Coolio High until Brother G offers him a way out… by taking the lead role in the school production of West Side Story. Award-winning playwright Leki Jackson Bourke turns musical tropes on their head in this hilarious South Auckland redemption story with savage smack, rap and krumping.



HERE & NOW

26 – 30 April

Young theatre-makers tell their stories at the ASB Waterfront Theatre this April school holidays.

 

Cast

Lincoln Forrest

Jayden

Ria Sionetali Rattray

Porsha

Onetoto Ikavuka

Brother G

Zias Smith

Whaea Becky

Bella Robertson

Mum

Devin Gregory

Locks

Letyna Leniu

Raekwon

Kais Azimullah

Jonathan

Sione Pule

Big. C

Ella Mavaega

Little. C

Walter Wilding

Tip. C

Oli Mathieson

Drama Nerd/Ensemble + Dance Captain

Kane Evans

Drama Nerd/Ensemble

Asha Haines

Drama Nerd/Ensemble

Isaac Hooper

Drama Nerd/Ensemble

Casey Pram

Drama Nerd/Ensemble

Creatives

Leki Jackson Bourke

Playwright

Fasitua Amosa

Director

Rachael Walker

Set Design

Tausani Ah Chong

Composer

Kevin Greene

Lighting Design

Lauren Millar

Costume Design

Book
Tickets.

Tickets.

Adult $30

Concession $20

Student $17