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Louise Tu'u

LOUISE TU'U  (1978 - )

 Nationality:    NZ-born Samoan
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Literary Agent:    Playmarket Inc  


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below is a list of Louise Tu'u's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Gaga: the unmentionable         Horses and Other Farm Animals         Le Tauvaga (The Competition)         Providence

Gaga: the unmentionable

Synopsis:
The work looks at Louise´s relationship with her first language, Gagana Samoa or Samoan language and through it, her mother, Lafitaga Matua, who performs in the work. Anarchic and majestic, Gaga: the unmentionable celebrates the community, professional and in this case familial ties which it takes to support and make art.
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Old Folks Association Hall, 8 Gundry St, Newton, Auckland    03 Dec 2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
autobiographical play 70 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Horses and Other Farm Animals

Synopsis:
Horses and other farm animals looks to environmental activism, paternal figures and funding rejection for inspiration.
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
Auckland Fringe 2013

1st Produced:
Whammy Bar, St Kevins Arcade, K' Road, Auckland    18 Feb 2013

Organisations:
We Should Practice

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
piece 60 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Le Tauvaga (The Competition)

Synopsis:
Le Tauvaga is the tale of a young Samoan man, Dash, who struggles to be kosher with his fa'a Samoa, as he is in the Palagi world, by trialling for the most competitive group at school: the Samoan Competitive group.

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1st Produced:
Auckland, New Zealand    2004

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Providence

Synopsis:
Quietly deafening, raw and ambiguous with multiple characters deftly played by two actors on a minimal set. The structure of the performance emulates the dysfunction of the characters' lives, all the while playfully undermining traditional script-writing conventions. This is not just the recreation of stories, Providence is an investigation of the states of homelessness. Louise Tu'u's skilfully crafted script throws away narrative and concentrates on the nonsensical, self-righteous prejudices that people have of the homeless. Spanning nearly three years, Tu'u went undercover, speaking with the homeless, having meals at drop-in centres and spending time in a shelter in centralAucklandto get a sense of what it is to be without a home.
- www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Auckland, NZ    -

Organisations:
We Should Practice (Auckland)

1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
piece 60 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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