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MARGOT MCRAE
Nationality: New Zealander
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Margot McRae's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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below is a list of Margot McRae's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Finding MurdochFinding Murdoch
Synopsis:
A play that looks at one of New Zealand's famous rugby stories is coming to Auckland's Q theatre during the Rugby World Cup as part of the Real New Zealand Festival. Finding Murdochis an engrossing account of the true story of Keith Murdoch the only man ever expelled from the All Blacks. Murdoch was kicked out of the team for punching a Welsh security guard in Britain in 1972 and was labelled the mystery man of rugby when he disappeared on his way home. He has lived in obscurity in outback Australia ever since. the incident is highly relevant today where sportsmen can be revered and demonised in equal measure said playwright Margot McRae. We love heroes and villains and this play looks at the consequences of the pressure we put on rugby players and All Blacks especially she says. McRae tracked down Keith Murdoch for a television programme in 1990 and has interwoven Murdoch's true story with a fictionalised account of her search for him. Through the reporter's hunt Finding Murdoch traces the lead-up to the incident and the media storm that surrounded Murdoch. In 'Finding Murdoch' two opposing forces collide. the television industry with its endless appetite for heroes and villains comes up against staunch rugby tradition. Set in 1990, the pioneering days of the independent television industry, the play examines the power of the media and the right of privacy.
- www.theatreview.org.nz
- www.theatreview.org.nz
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1st Produced:
Q, 305 Queen St, Auckland, NZ 13 Oct 2011
Organisations:
Landmark Productions
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Play/Drama 80 min
Parts:
Male: 5 Female: 1 Other: doubling
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