OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE SUPPORTS THE WEST AUCKLAND HOSPICE:

Donate $10 or more to the West Auckland Hospice during their annual Christmas Remembrance Trees (STARS) appeal and go into the draw to win a walk-on part on Outrageous Fortune!

The appeal runs from the 7 – 24 of December, 2009.

Christmas trees will be located at West City, Westgate, LynnMall, and Kelston shopping centres, West Wave and PSIS. More trees will be at Lincoln Rd’s Mitre 10 Mega, Helensville’s Unichem and outside the ASB at Te Atatu Peninsula. Trees will also be at Titirangi and Coatesville local markets and Te Atatu, Helensville, Kumeu and Henderson Christmas Parades.

Shoppers can write a message on a silver or golden star decoration to remember a loved one, hang it on the Christmas tree, and make a donation to Hospice.

LIGHT UP HOSPICE FOR CHRISTMAS:

On Sunday, 6 December 2009, at 52 Beach Rd, Te Atatu Peninsula, Hospice West Auckland will be illuminated with sparkling lights to celebrate the magic and mystery of Christmas.

Waitakere-based MC and entertainer, Greg Ward, will lead an unforgettable evening of entertainment for all. Enjoy soul-reviving jazz with the Waitakere Brass Brand, watch Chinese lions come to life as the E-Pacs Team dance to the sounds of drums and gongs, and be inspired by the award winning Rangeview Intermediate Kapa Haka group.

In true community spirit, Light up Hospice for Christmas offers something special for everyone. For the children, face-painters dressed in fairy gowns will give their faces a colourful make over. They will also have the opportunity to meet Santa.

Rejoice in the Christmas spirit with carol singing and light candles to send loving thoughts to those who are not with us.

Once darkness falls, twinkling lights decorating Hospice House and Christmas trees along the balcony will sparkle and shine – this night and every night until Christmas Eve.

Everyone, young and old, families and people on their own are welcome. Bring a picnic chair, a candle and join us as we celebrate Christmas together.

Light up Hospice for Christmas will take place on Sunday 6 December 2009, from 7:30-9:30pm, at 52 Beach Rd, Te Atatu Peninsula, Waitakere.

This evening also launches our annual Christmas Remembrance Trees (STARS) appeal in shopping malls, local markets and Christmas parades from 7-24 December 2009.

THE ROCK radio station has announced the first annual ROCK awards, celebrating the best and worst of 2009.

We’re stoaked to hear Outrageous Fortune is a finalist in TWO categories:

Best Local TV Show
Hottest Cougar (Robyn Malcolm)

Category winners will be announced during an on air awards ceremony on December 12 from 8pm.

Don’t forget to vote!

Kirk Torrance’s (Outrageous Fortune) powerful new play is brought to the stage by theatre director Rachel House and some of Aotearoa’s leading performers.

This is Aotearoa, early 1800s, on a brutal and barren wasteland a few heartbeats before the plague of the Musket Wars. Set designer John Verryt, lighting designer Jeremy Fern and composers Tama Waipara and Sean Lynch have collectively crafted an atmosphere worthy of this foreboding story.

The landscape has a hostile beauty where the people, like primal spirits, bend to its whim. Their chief, Aoraki (Maaka Pohatu), dominates their lives like the ever demanding earth. An outsider has arrived – a Scotsman (Jason Whyte) – taken in as ‘moki’, Aoraki’s pet. Escaping his own world in search of a new one, his alliance with the chief’s slave, Hine (Nancy Brunning), is about to change the tribe’s destiny with devastating consequences.

This epic story and its haunting imagery merge our cultures and history into a stunning fusion of theatre and movement to create a uniquely New Zealand theatrical event that guarantees to etch a lasting impact on audiences.

Ensemble
Tamihana Paurini
Regan Taylor
Maria Walker
Nancy Wijohn

Director
Rachel House

Writer
Kirk Torrance

Lighting Design
Jeremy Fern

Set Design
John Verryt

Composers/Musicians
Tama Waipara and Sean Lynch

Movement Director
Jack Gray

Costume Design
Rona Osborne, Native Agent

Photography
Darryl Ward, Curious Film

Tues 17 – Sat 28 November
Tues – Wed 7pm, Thurs – Sat 8pm, Sun 6pm
Lower NZI, Level 1, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE

Adult $32* Student/Concession $25* Groups 8 or more $25*
*Service fees apply. Concession (Student, seniors, Silo card holders, Actors Equity, DANZ card holders)

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Buy the Outrageous Fortune book “The West Family Album” from The Warehouse between Wednesday October 28, 2009 and Tuesday December 22, 2009 and you will enter the draw to win a day on the set and a walk-on part on series 6 of Outrageous Fortune.

For more details, visit your local Warehouse store or go to their website for competition details and terms & conditions.

Critically acclaimed theatre troupe, The Naked Samoans, which includes Outrageous Fortune’s Dave Fane, are reuniting for a very special cause.

They’re coming together for a one-off performance to raise funds for those affected by the recent tsunami in Samoa, supporting the Oxfam Tsunami Appeal.

The Naked Samoans, which consists of performers David Fane (broTown, Outrageous Fortune, Diplomatic Immunity, Sione’s Wedding) Robbie Magasiva (Shortland Street, Siones Wedding, The Tattooist), Oscar Kightley (broTown, Siones Wedding, Arts laureate; NZOM), Mario Gaoa (broTown, Diplomatic Immunity, Siones Wedding), Shimpal Lelisi (broTown, Siones Wedding, Tagata Pasifika) and Jerome Leota, will reunite for their one-off show on Saturday, 7th November at the ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE.

The team, who have not performed together in almost two years, all have friends and family who have been seriously affected by the devastation in Samoa.

Coming out of hibernation to perform this show is their way of giving people one last chance to witness the comic genius of the Naked Samoans, while at the same time, raising money for those affected by the disaster.

All proceeds from the ticket sales will go directly to the Oxfam Tsunami Appeal.

Weve decided to put our differences aside, and come together for this cause, says Magasiva. We all know people who have been affected by the disaster in Samoa, so this is a way for us to help out. Its one night only, so come and check it out.

DETAILS:

The Naked Samoans Go Home
November 7th at the ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge at 8.00pm.

Tickets are $20 and available online at www.buytickets.co.nz or at the theatre box office.