After God

RSVP and pay for your tickets into account number 38-9007-0859804-03 with 'AfterGod' as the reference by 9 pm on Monday 9 November and I'll book tickets for the whole group. Tickets cost $51, including a booking fee. If you need to use confirmation of payee, my account name is 'Tanya Piejus'.

Your host for this meetup is Deserae. The performance starts at 7pm (note the earlier start time) in Circa One. The meetup starts at 6.30pm in the bar for a pre-show drink and chat.

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From the creators of the wildly praised, fiercely original verbatim plays TRANSMISSION and TRANSMISSION:BETA, the New Zealand premiere of AFTER GOD is a theatrical journey across continents and conversations, with one of Aotearoa’s most distinguished actors, Michael Hurst, joining director Miranda Harcourt and writer Stuart McKenzie to explore big questions about meaning, madness and metaphysics.

With a hungry mind and burning questions, McKenzie hits the road — travelling from Wellington to Kathmandu, London and New York. Along the way, he encounters a vivid cast of real-life characters: theologians, Tibetan rinpoches, philosophers, cosmologists, taxi drivers, hotel receptionists, a famous singing nun — and his own mother. Each has their own radically different way of making sense of existence.

Created entirely from real conversations, AFTER GOD is a new verbatim theatre work, transforming interviews, ideas and personal stories into an exhilarating theatrical experience.

It’s a funny, provocative and hopeful exploration of what we believe, what keeps us going and what it means to be alive right now.

Review quotes for TRANSMISSION: BETA
“Confronting, enlightening, comedic, tragic — and essential in every respect…” — John Smythe, Theatreview
“Primal, beautiful, must-see, have-to-feel theatre…” — Simon Sweetman, Sounds Good

Cast
Michael Hurst
Kali Kopae
Tara Canton
Andrew Paterson
Roy Clark

Writer
Stuart McKenzie

Directors
Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie

Set Designer
Mark McEntyre

Lighting Designer
Natasha James

Composer
William Philipson

Sound Designer
Chris Ward