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RACHEL CALLINAN
Nationality: New Zealander
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Rachel Callinan's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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below is a list of Rachel Callinan's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Checkout Chicks: the Musical End Game Kiwi Moon PandemicCheckout Chicks: the Musical
Synopsis:
Global versus local in this hilarious new kiwi musical, set in a supermarket. Elizabeth aka Tashandra lives a dangerous double life. Tashandra is a loved and respected checkout operator at Shop' n' Pay; Elizabeth studies law and is set to make mega bucks in corporate land. It is only a matter of time before secrets are unveiled, shopping trolleys collide and everything comes to a head at the annual Checkout Operator of the Year competition. Will Elizabeth/Tashandra finally sing about who she really is? Will Shop' n' Pay be forced to close and make way for mega conglomerate Food Planet run by the nefarious quick stepping Peter Frackwit?
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Notes:
Book And lyrics by Rachel Callinan; Music And lyrics by Julia Truscott
1st Produced:
Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland 06 Jul 2012
Organisations:
Next Big Thing / auckland Theatre Company
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
musical
Parts:
Male: 6 Female: 6 Other: -
Further Reference:
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Synopsis:
a twist of fate propels Alex and his mother into a computer game - to face a land of mythical creatures and heart-stopping challenges. This is not going to be a typical school day.
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Notes:
Written by Rachel Callinan And Kate Morris
1st Produced:
Downstage Theatre, Wellington 31 Jul 2010
Organisations:
CaPITaL e National Theatre for Children
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
55 min Youth audience
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
Further Reference:
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Synopsis:
Based on Gavin Bishop's exquisite picture book of the same name, this original stage adaption by Peter Wilson and new adaption by Rachel Callinan showcases a deceptively simple story that speaks of diversity and how being different has an impact on our community relationships. Follow the tale of a little white kiwi who thinks the moon might be his mother because it is white and bright and round like him. Children will embark on a journey through the forest floor to hula with huhu grubs; watch out for the wekas, and calypso with the handsome Ka?ka?po. Gavin Bishop has written and illustrated nearly 60 books ranging from original stories to retellings of Maori myths, European fairy stories and nursery rhymes. He has won numerous national and international awards for his distinctive stories, ink and watercolour illustrations. The Storylines Gavin Bishop Award was established in 2009 in recognition of his contribution to children's literature and in 2013 he was honoured as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to children's literature.
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1st Produced:
Hannah Playhouse (previously Downstage), Wellington 04 Apr 2015
Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
Further Reference:
http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=4493
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Synopsis:
Are you ready? "The influenza, which came as a thief in the night and lashed the land with irresistible fury, vanished as suddenly and inexplicably as the plagues of old." - Vaughan Yarwood Following the lives of the close-knit Jeffery's family, Pandemic will lead the audience through an experiential and immersive portrayal of Wellington in 1918 and the influenza pandemic that remains NZ's largest and most forgotten natural disaster. Culminated in the loss of over 8000 lives in two months, this devastating virus changed the social landscape of NZ forever. The enormity and speed of the disease worldwide caused real fears that the whole of humankind would be annihilated. Pandemic throws up the very real question of what would happen if another Flu virus entered the country. Are you ready?
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1st Produced:
Bats - Out Of Site - Cnr Cuba & Dixon, Wellington 02 Nov 2013
Organisations:
The 24/7 Project and BATS Theatre
1st Published:
- -
Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: musicians
Further Reference:
http://www.Theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=3544
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