The Raft
The Raft, our first show of the year. Directed by Jacqui Coogan from Levin who many of you will know from her appearances on stage here. This is the first time Jacqui has directed for The Otaki Players.
Production Dates were 7,8,9,10,14,15,16 April
"Sometimes to resuscitate love you have to risk drowning"
Set over a stormy weekend in a West Coast batch,
The Raft is an intrinsically New Zealand story by award-winning writer Carl Nixon. His story of a devastating family tragedy, and its appall-ing consequences for relationships, is a strong, gripping and bold drama.
A river floods and a family is stranded. With no escape, they’re forced to face each other and confront issues that threaten to tear them apart.
The Raft is a stormy emotional journey of realisation. Don’t miss this beautiful and evocative play about the healing power of love. Experience how one intense weekend for a family becomes a stunning night of theatre for the audience.
Originally written and performed for the Court Theatre in Christchurch, The Raft received reviews including: "gifted with Nixon's highly workable dialogue, a powerful human story of insight, drama and compassion is assured." from ...Lindsay Clark – Theatreview. The Raft, adapted for radio by Dean Parker, was recently awarded Best Dramatic Production at the 2009 New Zealand Radio Awards.
"In my opinion, The Raft is a must-see." - Laura McQuillan, Wotzon.com
"The raft is a metaphor for not having any control over things, for being out there, pushed around by the currents." - Carl Nixon
"A trump card, giving us an evocative and haunting, new New Zealand work that is ren-dered as marvelous theatre" - Alan Scott, The Press