April 27, 2015

TWO DAY PLAYS 2015

Dean Hewison   posted 29 Mar 2015, 11:35 PM / edited 15 Apr 2015, 03:47 PM

HEAT ONE 26 March 2015

Tonight the first heat of Two Day Plays 2015 took place, with 4 new plays premiering at BATS Theatre, all of which were made over the weekend.

The audience selects one team to progress to the final on April 26th, with judges Cherie Jacobson, James McKinnon, Adrianne Roberts and Michael Wray choosing the second.

The two teams are:

Judge’s choice: The Aztecs – Training Wheels

Audience choice: Hank of Thread –  Lifetime Presents “Biopic” An Autobiography BASED ON A TRUE STORY (Inspired By Real Events): 2

HEAT ONE LINEUP:

Neon Fruit – TAD70s

Oliver Crafter, Lesa MacLeod-Whiting, Tim Croft, Hayden Stringer, Rose Blake, Deanne Krieg, Nadine McGrath, Whitney Nicholls-Potts, Anna MacLean, Jon Kenny, Lily Lawrence, George MacLeod-Whiting, Elizabeth Underhill, Lydia Whiting.

Hank of Thread – Lifetime Presents “Biopic” An Autobiography BASED ON A TRUE STORY (Inspired By Real Events): 2

Jane Yonge, Jimmy Sutcliffe, Michael Hebenton, Lucas Neale, Calvin Petersen, Sherilee Kahui, Nell Williams

The Aztecs – Training Wheels

Sam Phillips, Ryan Knighton, Keagan Carr Fransch, Pippa Drakeford, Tom Clarke, Oliver Devlin, Sasha Tilly

Pinwheel – Run Hans Peter Run

Bea Lee-Smith, Kirsty Bruce, Aidan Weekes, Rosaleen Moxey, Olivia Moxey, Shannon Friday, Brigid Costello

More plays premiering at BATS Theatre on Sunday April 12th, 7pm. Come choose a finalist!

Dean Hewison   posted 16 Apr 2015, 04:27 PM

The second heat of Two Day Plays 2015 saw the premiere of 5 new plays at BATS Theatre, all of which were made over the course of the weekend.

The audience selected one team to progress to the final on April 26th, with judges Cherie Jacobson, James McKinnon, Adrianne Roberts and Michael & Sharon Wray choosing the second.

Audience choice: Hubris – “Me”

Judge’s choice: Pat-a-cake Productions – “Near Miss”

HEAT TWO LINEUP:

Hubris – Me

Cast: Uther Dean

Crew: David Lawrence

Pat-a-cake Productions – “Near Miss”

Cast: Sarah Tuck Lewis McLeod Claudia Murdoch Sabrina Martin Finn Johansson Crew: Director: Bop Murdoch Tech: Will Galpin and Donald James

Dizzy Rascals – “The Day Dad Could Only Say “YES!”

Dad: David Allen Narrator, Oldest Daughter: Seanna Allen Second Oldest Daughter: Naomi Allen Youngest Daughter: Kaia Allen Writer: Tza Drake Keyboard: Deakin Palmer

SWAG – Leaps and Bounds

Doctor / Specialist / Patient 2: Aidan Grealish Patient 1: Steve Wakeem

Written and directed by Aidan and Steve

The Toyhead Collective – The Voyage of the Hindentanic

Ali Little Mike Webster Kate Zabranski Anrik Drenth Hedy Manders Brenton Hodgson Hayley Webster

More plays premiering at BATS Theatre on Sunday April 19th, 7pm. Come choose a finalist!

Dean Hewison   posted 19 Apr 2015, 11:26 PM

The third heat of Two Day Plays 2015 saw the premiere of 5 new plays at BATS Theatre, all of which were made over the course of the weekend.

The audience selected one team to progress to the final on April 26th, with judges Cherie Jacobson, James McKinnon, Adrianne Roberts and Michael & Sharon Wray choosing the second.

Audience choice: Brothers and Sisters – An educational presentation from the National Brigade for Funky Sexuality and Consent Education / Te Ropu Whakawhawha pera ki te Tika

This was also the Judge’s choice. Their second choice was Rough Talkers – Jack and the Beans

HEAT THREE LINEUP:

Rough Talkers – Jack and the Beans

Kris Gapes, Matt Halcombe, James Jones, Jeremy Gapes Tech: Steve Preston

A Tribute to Zoe – Subterfuge

Courtney Brown, Madhu Ramasubramanian, Kris Evans Fee, Sammy-Jo Murray

The Durry Crew – Can You See Me Now?

Allen Murrell, Yasmin de Visser, Sasha Delamere, Victoria Gillespie, Rachel Harrison, Zoe Webb

Bewilderbeest Inc. Feat. Chadwynn – For The Love Of Brenda

Haydn Carter, Chadwynn Tohu, Ivan Siemonek, Quintin Hartell

Brothers and Sisters – An educational presentation from the National Brigade for Funky Sexuality and Consent Education / Te Ropu Whakawhawha pera ki te Tika

Neenah Dekkers-Reihana, Riley Brophy, Fran Olds, Zoe Joblin, Beatrice Joblin, Michael Boyes, Finn Johansson, David Lawrence

Dean Hewison   posted 27 Apr 2015, 11:37 AM / edited 27 Apr 2015, 10:46 PM

Last night at the Two Day Plays grand final, the two best teams from each heat as decided by the audience and judges came back to make another brand new 10 minute play. The teams were:

Pat-a-cake Productions – Weapons of Mass DistrACTION

Sabrina Martin, Claudia Murdoch, Sarah Tuck, Lewis McLeod,

Donald Martin, Finn Johansson, Bop Murdoch.

Hank of Thread – The Snatchelor

Cast & Crew: Sherilee Kahui, Dan Fraser, Jane Yonge,

Jimmy Sutcliffe, Nell Williams, Michael Hebenton, Luca Neal,

Rowan McShane

The Aztecs – Insert Title (or other) Here

Team: Tom Clarke, Ollie Devlin, Ryan Knighton, Keely McCann

and Sasha Tilly.

Rough Talkers – Shanks for Watching

Cast:

Kris Gapes, Matt Halcombe, Joseph James,

Ali Little, Jeremy Gapes, Harry Gibbons. Tech: Steve Preston

Brothers and Sisters – Love Square

Devised and performed by:

Bea Joblin, Zoe Joblin, Riley Brophy, Michael Boyes,

Finn Johansson & Fran Olds.

Operator: David Lawrence

HUBRIS presents: HUBRIS

Written by: Uther Dean

Directed by: Uther Dean

Designed by: Uther Dean

Cast: Uther Dean

The plays were followed by an awards presentation (winners in bold):

Best Props:

Hank of Thread – penis swords

The Aztecs – bloody hairball

Rough Talkers – camera

Best Costumes:

Neon Fruit

Toyhead

Brothers & Sisters

Rough Talkers

Best Use of Character:

Bewilderbeest Inc. – a character that everybody else hates

Rough Talker – a character that comes back from the dead

Best Moment:

The Aztecs – Plug Heart Monitor

Dizzy Rascals – 50 Shades of Grey

Best Solo Performer

Uther Dean

Best Lighting:

Pat-a-cake Productions

The Aztecs

A Tribute to Zoe

Hank of Thread

Best Line:

I’ll punch you in the mum – Bewilderbeest Inc.

Oh great thanks FUCK YOUR MASK – The Durry Crew

Wanna go out the back and play some croquet? – Rough Talkers

What evens the point of a sheep funeral? – Brothers & Sisters

Runner Up:

Brothers & Sisters – Love Square

Brothers and Sisters win a $50 voucher from Parrotdog and 2 plays from The Play Press.

Winner:

Hank of Thread – The Snatchelor

Hank of Thread win a double pass to the Light House Cinema Cuba for each team member, a double pass to BATS for each team member, 3 plays from The Play Press, $100 voucher from Parrotdog, and 100 A3 posters printed and placed by Phantom Billstickers. Huge thanks to all the teams that entered, the judges, the sponsors, and those who came along.