Kate Sheppard Returns to Stage in 'That Bloody Woman'
KATE SHEPPARD ROCKS THE VOTE JUST IN TIME FOR THE
ELECTIONKATE Tour-Makers presents That
Bloody Woman Kate’s back!
2016’s smash hit musical That Bloody
Woman returns to stages from 29 August
to 20 October, bringing this national treasure back
to life in a nationwide campaign to rock the vote for this
election. Our favourite daughter, suffragist,
activist and cyclist Kate Sheppard is transformed from the
face on the $10 note into a feminist firebrand raising hell
and rocking out. After sell-out seasons in Auckland and
Christchurch, Kate takes the show on the road with
Tour-Makers in 2017. Big skirts! Live music!
Ladies on bicycles! This emotional and catchy theatrical
spectacular couldn’t be touring at a better time. With
incredible musical numbers, tongue-in-cheek asides and a
Prime Minister who raps, That Bloody Woman showcases our
ceiling-shattering history and asks us to consider whether
we have come as far as we would like... This
musical by Christchurch-born writers Luke Di Somma and
Gregory Cooper premièred at the 2015 Christchurch Arts
Festival with a completely sold-out season for its fiery,
fresh and funny take on Sheppard’s fight to give women the
vote. Westside’s Esther Stephens
stars as Kate Sheppard, That Bloody Woman herself, in this
smash hit.
That Bloody Woman presents New
Zealand's greatest heroine like you've never seen her
before; loud, proud and in your face. Leading the charge to
win women the vote, Kate takes on the patriarchy, public
opinion and even Prime Minister Richard 'King Dick'
Seddon. The rebooted
production similarly earned rave reviews in Auckland as
“the show New Zealand didn’t know it needed” -
Metro What better time to remember New Zealand’s
inspiring decision to become the first country in the world
to give women the vote than right now, as we head into
another election year? That Bloody Woman will be
touring to major centres all over New Zealand, reflecting
back on Kate’s monumental achievements and having a bloody
good time along the way. HAMILTON, Clarence Street
Theatre WELLINGTON, Wellington Opera
House AUCKLAND, Auckland Live
International Cabaret Festival, Concert Chamber DUNEDIN, Fortune Theatre NELSON,
Nelson Arts Festival NAPIER, Municipal
Theatre TAURANGA,
Spiegeltent For tour and booking information
visit: ENDS
By Luke Di Somma & Gregory
Cooper
Directed by Kip Chapman
Starring Westside's
Esther Stephens as Kate Sheppard
Auckland Live invited That Bloody Woman to
join 2017’s International Cabaret Season after the
outstanding response to its debut, hailed by critics as;
“a kick ass punk rock musical full of infectious tunes
that is unafraid to have fun, but just as unafraid to bring
intelligence and insight to this powerful and important
moment in history” - The Press
THAT BLOODY WOMAN NZ
TOUR
29 August to 20 October
2017
TARANAKI, Taranaki
International Arts Festival, Spiegeltent
Tuesday 29
August – Thursday 31 August
Hawera Memorial
Theatre
Saturday 2 September
Thursday 7 September – Saturday 9 September
Wednesday 13 September – Saturday 16
September
Tuesday
19 September – Thursday 21 September
Tuesday 26
September – Sunday 8 October
Wednesday 11 - Thursday 12
October
Tuesday 17 October
Thursday 19 October – Friday 20
October
http://tourmakers.co.nz/show/that-bloody-woman/