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Stephen Bain

STEPHEN BAIN

  
Nationality:    New Zealander
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Literary Agent:    Playmarket Inc  

Stephen is a Toi Whakaari graduate who has been working as a Theatre maker for the past 15 years. as well as acting extensively for Theatre and television, he has directed many shows for the Wellington stage. He is co-founder of Under Liliīs Balcony Theatre Company who created choreographic Theatre pieces from 1996 to 2002, gaining a reputation for innovation and visually adventurous Theatre. Stephen has more recently been working in video, creating performance pieces under the guise of Digital Cabaret. He has also produced a music videos, a dance-Theatre video, and most recently a multimedia piece for the City Gallery Wellington Cinema as part of the Fringe Festival 2004 (Turbulent Flux). He is also a musician, having written and recorded music for many theatrical productions. as a playwright his produced plays include Frank Austinīs Garage Sale (BaTS 1998) and City of Hands (BaTS 1994).

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below is a list of Stephen Bain's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         City Of Hands         Everything Now         Exchange, The         Frank Austin's Garage Sale         I wanna be na nah na nah nah         Turbulent Flux         When Animals Dream Of Sheep

City Of Hands

Synopsis:
In 1991 93 Lower Hutt people committed to a competition to win a Honda - hands on the car and last one surviving wins. This is their story

Notes:
written by Stephen bain And Tucker

1st Produced:
BATS Theatre, Wellington    1994

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playmarket,    -

Music:
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Genre:
full length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Everything Now

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Luxembourg Gardens, Auckland, NZ    2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Exchange, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Paul Claudel

1st Produced:
Downstage Theatre, Wellington    Jul 1997

Organisations:
Balcony Theatre Company, New Zealand

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Frank Austin's Garage Sale

Synopsis:
In 1990s New Zealand Frank austin is made redundant and quickly learns the price of everything as he succumbs to promises of knowledge and power.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
BATS Theatre, Wellington    1998

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playmarket,    -

Music:
-

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Genre:
full length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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I wanna be na nah na nah nah

Synopsis:
Ponsonby 1983. Teenage girls with fake IDs and boys with too much time on their hands. I WANNA BE NA NAH NA NAH NAH takes you to another Ponsonby, before neighbourhood fences and fashionable bars, when the future of this working-class melting-pot was anything but certain. Theatre makers Stephen Bain, Tessa Mitchell and Dave Fane weave true stories and interviews into a real-time journey through present-time Ponsonby, from 12-22 February as part of Auckland Fringe. Audience meet at The Basement to catch a Free Bus to Ponsonby. Once there they are each given wireless headphones and lead through backyards, alleyways and Ponsonby Road itself. Actors move between past and present as guides, performers and conductors of unexpected meetings along the way, all set to a darkly pulsing 80s soundtrack. Jess remembers growing up in Ponsonby in the 80s when it was a working class suburb. She recalls the large Pacific Island families in her neighbourhood, the Maori neighbours hanging out in the front porch and the big groups of students who lived cheaply in the big villas up the road. But most of all Jess remembers being a teenager looking for her place in these mixed-up times of social change. She could be whoever she wanted to be if only she could work that out. For now she will go to as many parties as possible, ride in cars with boys and fit into every scene she can. Like Ponsonby, Jess is a teenager in a state of change, looking for the fastest way up. Joe lived with his brothers and sisters in 80s Ponsonby too. His parents emigrated from Samoa, making a new life in New Zealand through good times and hard times. School, church, pub and neighbourhood backyards were all places that brought people together. There was a sense of belonging to Ponsonby whether you liked it or not. He remembers the famous Gluepot Tavern when the greatest bands in the country would play there, from The Straightjacket Fits, to Blam Blam Blam to The Twelve Tribes. A natural charisma allowed Joe to move between social classes, meeting his heroes and heading for the big times. This is less a show about 'the good old days' and more a contemplation on what we went through to be where we are today. Ponsonby is a vehicle to view the rapid change New Zealand went through to find a new identity.

Notes:
Written by Tessa Mitchell, Stephen Bain & Dave Fane

1st Produced:
Meet at The Basement Theatre, bus to Ponsonby, Auckland    12 Feb 2015

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
piece

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Further Reference:
http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=4302

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Turbulent Flux

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of FUeL: Festival of New Zealand theatre

1st Produced:
WeL Academy, Hamilton, NZ    2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

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When Animals Dream Of Sheep

Synopsis:
When animals Dream of Sheep is a spectacular new outdoor performance bringing together theatre, music and dance from auckland's own site-specific theatre company Winning Productions. Beginning as the summer sun goes down in picturesque Myers Park, When animals Dream of Sheep is suitable for all ages. It explores the relationship between animals and humans and challenges how we define nature itself. Inspired by the true story of deer illegally released onto a small Dutch island and the parallel practice of culling red deer in New Zealand, When animals Dream of Sheep will bring day-time to night-time and subconscious into reality.
- http://www.theatreview.org.nz

Notes:
Directed & designed by Stephen Bain; Music by Jeff Henderson; Lights by Jeremy Randerson; With video from TragicTrio in Netherlands

1st Produced:
Upper Myers PArk, Auckland    40597

Organisations:
Fringe 2011

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
site specific 60 min piece

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  chorus

Further Reference:
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