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Writers & Readers Schools Day

Writers & Readers Schools Day

SchoolFest, Writers & Readers 08 Mar

Writers & Readers Schools Day brings leading authors, illustrators, comics creators and Wellington students together across six inspiring sessions and two workshops. 
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The Adventures of Nanny Piggins: Writing Comedy Workshop with RA Spratt

The Adventures of Nanny Piggins: Writing Comedy Workshop with RA Spratt

SchoolFest, Writers & Readers

In a special Writers & Readers Schools Day workshop, students can hear about the strange series of events that led to RA Spratt becoming a children’s author and have a go at writing their own great comedy.
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Comic Con-struct Workshop with Sarah Laing

Comic Con-struct Workshop with Sarah Laing

SchoolFest, Writers & Readers

Sarah Laing's graphic memoir, Mansfield and Me, received widespread acclaim. In this workshop, she will guide students through structuring panel layouts and developing characters for a single-page comic. 
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Future Playground

Future Playground

Family, SchoolFest

Two eye-popping digital adventures for schools at Future Playground and Capital E. More than just screens, this is pure artful inspiration where students make the magic. 
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The Select (The Sun Also Rises)

The Select (The Sun Also Rises)

Artist Talks, SchoolFest, Theatre 27 Feb – 01 Mar

Based on Ernest Hemingway's classic novel The Sun Also Rises and set in the jazz age of post–World War I Europe, a group of lost youths is on a quest for freedom, love and life.
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Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

Access, Family, Music, SchoolFest, Theatre

Auckland’s renowned Silo Theatre brings today’s kids an electric reimagining of the beloved children’s classic. Students will follow Peter as he travels deep into the woods. But be warned ... Don’t look behind you ...
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Bless the Child

Bless the Child

SchoolFest, Theatre

Who took the life of baby Ara? Challenging and thought-provoking, Bless the Child is a story of life and death, good versus evil, and an unflinching look at our society through a Māori lens. 
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Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

SchoolFest, Theatre

A vivid, compelling and at times hilarious cast of characters brings Samoan New Zealander Tusiata Avia’s enchanting and provocative poetry to life on the stage. 
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Ka Tito Au: Kupe’s Heroic Journey

Ka Tito Au: Kupe’s Heroic Journey

A Waka Odyssey, Kupe Dreaming, On The Road, SchoolFest, Theatre

Kupe, the great Pacific explorer and navigator, is the hero of this lively, lyrical solo show by treasured local poet and storyteller Apirana Taylor.