Destination: Death

The PumpHouse Fringe.
presents

Destination: Death
Featuring Regan Taylor
Directed by Craig Geenty

At The PumpHouse Amphitheatre - Killarney Park, Takapuna

Friday 27 February - Wednesday 4 March

Destination: Death descends on the PumpHouse Amphitheatre for opening night of the Fringe, February 27. The five-night season features Regan Taylor in a solo performance blending choreography and character-based comedy.

Taylor physically tells the story of multiple characters in a rural community touched by unexpected deaths. Hamish Darion, the local check-out operator wishes to leave his small town for dance school in the city, but standing in his way is Macka, a hunter and local bully. Will Macka’s next victim be Hamish, the stag he hunts, or his hunting buddy and local rugby hero, Twinkle-toes Joe?

Meanwhile Michael is coming to terms with a situation for which he is completely unprepared: Losing his best mate in an accident. He has to deal with the funeral director who fancies himself as a comedian, the evangelical preacher of all religions and the demands of Mrs. Te Pae, his friend’s feisty mum.

Destination: Death was instigated by Taylor, who sought to directly confront a topic that is seldom talked about. He and director Craig Geenty workshopped the idea, concluding that a matter-of-fact approach to death had plenty of comic potential, and that choreography could express what is unknown or unspoken.

Dates:

Friday 27 February, 7:00pm
Saturday 28 February, 7:00pm
Sunday 1 March, 4:00pm
Tuesday 3 March, 7:00pm
Wednesday 4 March, 7:00pm

Tickets:

Adults: $18.00 each
Concession(students, equity, unwaged): $13.00 each
Students: $13.00 each