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The House of Angels first came to my notice back in 2015. Ruth Mayo had written the play the year before and sent it for comment to a mutual friend in New Zealand. He gathered a group of actors together to read and to make suggestions about possible changes to the script and I was one of those participating. I was much taken by the play’s quirkiness and strong characterisations, loosely based on some of the Mercury Theatre actors of the ’70s, with whom Ruth had acted and knew well. Folk I remembered also.
In late 2016, I was in London and met with Ruth to discuss its possible presentation in New Zealand. It had a well-received, rehearsed reading in London and now she was amenable to the idea of its stage presentation. On my return to New Zealand, I approached Ellerslie Theatrical Society with an offer to direct it and, so, here it is – a ‘world first’ on stage. |
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