Pioneers tells the story of the people who chose to leave Victorian England and Ireland to settle in the wilderness that would have been New Zealand 150 years ago. On the way they encounter hardship and uncertainty, freedom and love, but, most importantly, the prospect of a new beginning full of possibility. In Pioneers, David Leahy, Angeline Conaghan and Ben Brewer tell the remarkable story of three of their ancestors who travelled the oceans of the world to discover a very different New Zealand from the one they had imagined. Using original acoustic music based on texts by leading New Zealand poets plus story-telling and character portrayal, the three musicians bring the poignant, personal journeys to life. The show also incorporates a visually stunning backdrop of New Zealand scenery and images mixed in with rarely seen digitally reproduced archival images of Magic Lantern slides. The Pioneers website.| 28 Sep 08 to 12 Oct 08 | Pacific Playhouse Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
