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Win a family pass to An Awfully Big Adventure! - Win a family pass to An Awfully Big Adventure!
Win a family – pass to this energetic, educational, theatrical experience! Great for ages 8+, the whole family will enjoy learning about New Zealand’s role in World War One. Brought to you by award-winning national theatre company Capital E, An Awfully Big Adventure plays at Q Theatre 25th – 28th March.
TRAVEL BACK 100 YEARS AND DISCOVER THE REAL STORY OF NZ IN WWI
Directed and devised by Leo Gene Peters
AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE
“An Awfully Big Adventure is a magnificently rumbustious, inventive and often hilarious production for 8-year-olds and above about, of all things, World War 1”. – Laurie Atkinson, The Dominion Post
Through inventive play, An Awfully Big Adventure takes audiences on a journey to World War One where a story emerges of two young men; one a keen enlister convinced he is on his big OE, the other a conscientious objector. As road cases transform to trenches, and a dusty collection of coats becomes a map of Europe, their stories collide on Flanders fields.
Through energetic songs and moments of Pythonesque vaudeville, this high energy ensemble, Adam Brown, Andrew Paterson and Brynley Stent, beautifully shares the unforgettable stories revealing the truth about what really happened out there.
“…moving and poignant, but hilarious as well. I learned more about WW1 in that hour than I ever did at school or university! It really was outstanding – so impressed.” - Public Programmes Manager, Rotorua Museum
An Awfully Big Adventure was originally created to mark the hundred year anniversary since the outbreak of World War One. It is a work that explores the complexity of the times, the conduct of the war, the heroes, and the impact it had on New Zealanders.
Capital E’s Director, Stuart Grant says, “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this production to Auckland’s Q Theatre. The work embarks on a journey to explore the truth behind a different time and place and is accessible to people of all ages. This will be a show not to miss!”
