Bruce Mason’s quintessential Kiwi classic is brought to life by award-winning actor Stephen Lovatt and director Shane Bosher.
I invite you to join me in a voyage into the past, to that territory of the heart we call childhood.
Bruce Mason’s quintessential Kiwi classic chronicles the friendship between a 12-year-old boy and Firpo, a social outcast who dreams of winning big at the Olympics.
Through the boy’s eyes, we see the wonder of life on a perfect beach, in a perfect 1930s New Zealand. It’s a world of magic and transformation, where anything can happen and miracles seem possible.
When the boy sets out to help Firpo make his dream a reality, ignoring his father’s rebukes and community ridicule, a battle rages between the eternal optimism of childhood and the harsh pragmatism of adulthood.
Gliding effortlessly between flights of poetic fancy and blunt everyday speech, THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER is New Zealand storytelling at its finest. Award-winning actor Stephen Lovatt and director Shane Bosher join forces for this not-to-be-missed production.
…Pure theatrical joy … Lovatt is energetic, chameleonic and highly engrossing.
REGIONAL NEWS
…A masterclass … A performance of deep conviction and almost orchestral subtlety.
THE POST
…A must see. Pure, intelligent, funny and moving.
AUDIENCE MEMBER
…Quite simply unmissable.
BROADWAY WORLD
THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER plays in repertory with NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES Season passes are available here.
Presented by Brilliant Adventures with Q Season Support
Backed by Auckland Council and Creative New Zealand
Creative Team
Written by BRUCE MASON
Performed by STEPHEN LOVATT
Directed by SHANE BOSHER
Set and Costumes Designed by JANE HAKARAIA
Lighting Designed by SEAN LYNCH
Music Composed by PAUL McLANEY
Operated by NIAMH CAMPBELL-WARD
Publicity and Marketing by ELEPHANT PUBLICITY
Content: Contains discussions of mental distress and ableist language.
