2010 Shorts Season
Invisible to the Naked Eye by Hannah McKie
Hannah McKie is a young emerging playwright with a background in acting and design. Hannah has a BA in Theatre and Film from Victoria University and has recently completed an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters. (photo by Shane Stever)
Cast: Mel Dodge, Paul Harrop, Asher Smith, Eddie Campbell Nathan Meister
Producer: Duncan Smith
Engineer: Phil Benge
Invisible to the Naked Eye by Hannah McKie
A futuristic mystery set on an island off the coast of New Zealand. The Monks and other residents of the island are being removed to the mainland by the authorities following the discovery of an… Audio
Leone by Tusi Tamasese
Cast: Fiona Truelove, Jerome Leota, Sopa Enari, Shadon Meredith, Moera Tuilaepa, Mosese Ah Hi
Producer: Jason Te Kare
Engineer: Phil Benge
Leone by Tusi Tamasese
Leone uses all her knowledge of traditional medicine to try and cure her son's leprosy before the missionaries discover him and take him away. Audio
Cheerios and Icecream by Sarah Boddy
Sarah Boddy graduated from Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School in 1994, worked as an actor on stage and on TV and then left for overseas. After a few years traveling Sarah settled in Mexico. Two babies later she returned home, did an MA in Creative Writing at Victoria University, built a house and started writing. Currently she is working as a documentary researcher and plotting a novel.
Cast: Helen Jones, Nigel Collins, Nina Smith
Producer: Adam Macaulay
Engineer: Phil Benge
Cheerios and Icecream by Sarah Boddy
A woman, her daughter, and the family dog head for Auckland late at night to escape a troubled marriage. At a petrol station they pick up Neil who makes the woman rethink her decision. Audio
Animal Planet by Martha Hardy-Ward
Martha Hardy-Ward has a MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University. She received the Michael Hirschfeld Scholarship for her Masters thesis in December 2008. She was also a winner of Playmarket's 2008 New Zealand Young Playwright's Competition for her play Silent Night. Martha has been an intern at the New Zealand Film Commission and is currently an intern at Playmarket.
Cast: Amy Tarleton, Jed Brophy, Sadwyn Brophy, Justin Gregory, Prue Langbein, Adam Macaulay
Producer: Adam Macaulay
Engineer: Phil Benge
Animal Planet by Martha Hardy-Ward
Otto, a young boy, has retreated into an imaginary world where he imagines himself to be an animal. His retreat has been caused by grief over the death of his brother. Audio
O le Samaria by David Mamea
Since graduating from South Seas Film and Television School in 2002, D F Mamea has worked on film and television projects, most happily as a screenwriter, but also in directing, editing and/or producing roles as and when circumstances (ie., budget) have dictated. That's how he rolls. He has a blog where he shares his screenwriting (and reluctant multihyphenating) life: 'Indelible Freckles'.
Cast: Jerome Leota, Sopa Enari, Shadon Meredith, Rob Lloyd, Nantano Keni, Eteuati Ete
Producer: Jason Te Kare
Engineer: Phil Benge
O le Samaria by David Mamea
The parable of the Good Samaritan in Samoa. Taro thief Afa is staked out in the hot sun, begging for his guards, Apelu and Siu, to let him go. Locals, hearing the news, come to the clearing to see for… Audio
Withdrawal by Kate Morris
Kate grew up in the South Island of New Zealand, but now resides in the country’s capital, Wellington, a place where umbrellas become weapons and a little earthquake now and then is commonplace. She is a 3x NZ Young Playwright winner, was voted “Favourite New Writer” at the Gibson Awards (NZ Comic Book Awards) in 2006, holds a BA(Hons) in Film and Media, and a MA in Scriptwriting from the prestigious International Institute of Modern Letters.
None of her writing has featured any sheep… yet.
Cast: Rachel Foreman, Martyn Wood, Byron Coll, Ahi Karunaharan
Producer: Prue Langbein
Engineer: Phil Benge
Crazy in Love by Ness Simons
Ness Simons completed a BA in Applied Arts (Creative Writing) from Whitireia Polytechnic in 2009 and is looking forward to continuing her writing journey. She is a Wellington based writer.
Cast: Kate Prior, Ban Abdul, Amy Tarleton, Emily Regtien, James Kupa
Producer: Adam Macaulay
Engineer: Phil Benge
Crazy in Love by Ness Simons
Lovers Tali and Ros have broken up, but the breakup has been anything but amicable. One of them has ended up in a mental institution. But which one? Set in the Wellington cafe scene this is a tale of… Audio
Guitar Lessons by Richard Finn
Richard Finn graduated from The New Zealand Drama School on 1986 after completing a BA and a Diploma in Drama at Auckland University. While at NZDS he was invited to guest direct at the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin. He then spent the next seven years there as Associate Director where he directed and designed over forty productions. In 1993 he and Keryn Stone created The New Zealand College of Performing Arts where he is the Artistic Director. 2009 saw him doing a Master of Arts in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters, Victoria University.
Guitar Lessons is his first for play for radio.
Cast: James Kups, Liz Kirkman
Producer: Duncan Smith
Engineer: Phil Benge
Guitar Lessons by Richard Finn
Sixteen year old Guy starts taking guitar lessons motivated by his feelings for the attractive teacher Ms Belle. He soon discovers that there are fringe benefits to being seen as the 'cool guy'… Audio
Where's Wiki's House Gone Dad? by Rob Tuwhare
Rob Tuwhare is an Auckland based writer and a member of Te Arapiki maori writers group.
Cast: John Wraight, Nikki MacDonnell, Amelia Reid, Jed Brophy, Hewitt Humphrey
Producer: Duncan Smith
Engineer: Phil Benge
Where's Wiki's House Gone Dad by Rob Tuwhare
Set against a backdrop of the 1953 Royal Tour coupled with the Tangiwai Disaster, this story is about a boy in a small rural community. He is worried about what will become of his friend Wiki, whose… Audio
Skin Deep by Ole Maiava
Ole Maiava is a member of the Banana Boat Writers Group and is also an independent film maker, actor, broadcaster, musician, published poet and short story writer.
Cast: Shadon Meredith, Natano Keni, Asalemo Tofete, Moana Ete, Lyndee Jane Rutherford
Producer: Jason Te Kare
Engineer: Phil Benge
Bridge to Portobello by Gwyneth Hyndman
Gwyneth Hyndman graduated from the University of Otago with an anthropology degree in 2001 and has a background in journalism. She now lives in the South Island where she is working as a hiking guide. Gwyneth completed a Master of Arts in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters, Victoria University in 2009. ‘Bridge to Portobello’ is her first for play for radio.
Cast: Aaron Alexander, Hadleigh Walker, Madeline McNamara, Tansy Hayden
Producer: Prue Langbein
Engineer: Phil Benge
Bridge to Portobello by Gwyneth Hyndman
Daniel and Simon are close friends. They've both finished their law degrees in Dunedin and make a bet they'll be hotshot lawyers by the time they're 30. But Simon's mental health means he's not going… Audio
Taking the Bait by Ness Simons
A Student Shorts winner 2009.
Ness Simons completed a BA in Applied Arts (Creative Writing) from Whitireia Polytechnic in 2009 and is looking forward to continuing her writing journey. She is a Wellington based writer.
Cast: Kerehi Paurini, Peter Hayden, Jodie Rimmer, Lawrence Wharerau, Nathan Meister.
Producer: Jason Te Kare
Engineer: Phil Benge
Taking The Bait by Ness Simons
Nico takes off to go fishing with an old friend of his dad's. However his mum and grandfather don't know he's gone, and he's due in court today. When his mother and grandfather finally find Nico the… Audio
