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Rapturous reviews for Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking
Reviews have been pouring in for Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking and the response is unanimous: this is a once-in-a-generation theatrical moment and a moving reckoning with Aotearoa’s history. Here’s what the critics are saying about this theatrical taonga:
“The production’s emotional range is staggering. It moves from grief to humour, rage to tenderness, often within the same breath.”
“A stunning, and brilliantly executed production laced with personality and humanity that never loses sight of its own message.”
“Even with all the theatrical craft in the world, this stands or falls on [Miriama McDowell’s] performance. It stands. It stands mightily.”
“Dekkers-Reihana brings the spark of the young Tiri, with all her mischievousness, idealism and spark.”
“This is a complex and challenging role, perfectly executed.”
“Visually stunning, well crafted, and epic in dimension and voice, this play is a clarion call for our nation to wake up to a history that is all too often ignored or suppressed.”
“[Director Katie Wolfe] has taken a classic and reinvented it, working with Witi Ihimaera to create an ethereal masterpiece.”