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Kirk Torrance

KIRK TORRANCE  

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 Flintlock Musket         Srata

Flintlock Musket

Synopsis:
Set during the infamous "Musket Wars" in the early 1800s, the epic tale sees Scotsman Mason, having fled to New Zealand, looking for land he can make his own. Receiving refuge from the ariki (chief) Aoraki comes at a price - Mason is now considered a mokai (pet) amongst Aoraki's tribe. Hine, a woman Aoraki gives Mason as a wife, has lived a life of servitude and is desperate to escape. She sees in her new husband the ambition he continually denies. Seeing her chance, she finally ignites Mason's drive, which she hopes will set her free. But not without perilous consequences. Inspired by the works of Shakespeare, Torrance's approach to his new play was to craft a story within an era that has long captured his interest "I have always been interested in the period of NZ history of the early 1800's - the dynamics of the initial first contact between Maori and Pakeha. I wrote Flintlock Musket inspired also by Shakespeare's Macbeth - I always saw it as a tribal story which would fit in well in the NZ landscape, and the tribal construct of early society here," says Torrance.

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1st Produced:
Lower NZI, Level 1, Aotea Centre, Auckland    17 Nov 2009

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Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  ensemble of actors and dancers

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scooped the "Most Original Production", "Outstanding New Playwright" And "Most Promising New Director" At the 2003 Chappman Tripp Theatre Awards

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