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WESTERN NEWS Tuesday <strong>July</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2016</strong> 11<br />
Maori-inspired little mermaid<br />
What did you learn about<br />
yourself?<br />
I suppose you learn how you<br />
behave as a person with other<br />
people when you are under a<br />
lot of pressure. There are quite a<br />
lot of time pressures at NASDA.<br />
A lot of creative art can’t be<br />
forced. You learn a lot when you<br />
are pushed to your limits.<br />
What do you enjoy about children’s<br />
shows compared to the<br />
other shows you have done?<br />
One of the most exciting things<br />
about children’s theatre is that<br />
children are the most honest<br />
audience members you are ever<br />
going to get. If they are not enjoying<br />
a show they will let you know<br />
because they will start moving<br />
around. It is exciting hearing all<br />
the things yelled out as well.<br />
What do you think about the<br />
relaxed performance for children,<br />
including those with an<br />
Autism Spectrum Condition or<br />
learning disability?<br />
I think it is wonderful they are<br />
making this show accessible for<br />
people who wouldn’t feel comfortable<br />
bringing their children to<br />
the theatre. Children are always<br />
yelling out different things so I<br />
don’t think it would be too different<br />
for us.<br />
Tell me about the other performers<br />
in the show.<br />
In the Disney performance Eric<br />
is known as the Prince. But in<br />
our show, Isaac Pawson is playing<br />
a character called Dylan. But I<br />
wouldn’t really call him a prince.<br />
It is a modern tale of The Little<br />
Mermaid. He is just a cool guy<br />
who lives in Christchurch. Jane<br />
Leonard will be playing Pania of<br />
the Reef and Pania’s evil sister<br />
Kelpie. Pania of the Reef is a New<br />
Zealand character but Kelpie the<br />
evil twin is more of a Cruella De<br />
Vil type of vibe.<br />
So what’s next?<br />
After this I am going to go<br />
travelling to Europe for a month.<br />
I am starting off in London and<br />
then going to Barcelona. It is<br />
more of an overseas experience. I<br />
will be watching a lot of shows. I<br />
already have a lot booked at West<br />
End in London. I am going to<br />
Matilda The Musical, The Curious<br />
Incident of the Dog in the Night-<br />
Time, which the Court Theatre<br />
is doing next year. When I come<br />
home it will be back into the<br />
performing.<br />
Going to West End, are there<br />
any companies you dream of<br />
performing for in the future?<br />
The Court Theatre was something<br />
I have always hoped to perform<br />
[for] and I feel lucky to be<br />
performing with them, so hopefully<br />
again one day. I would also<br />
like to perform for the Auckland<br />
Theatre Company. Obviously, the<br />
West End would be an amazing<br />
dream come true but it is one in<br />
the distance.<br />
I saw on your biography you<br />
are a member of Equity New<br />
Zealand? What is that all about?<br />
Basically, it is a union for actors<br />
– somewhere to go if they need<br />
help with sorting out contracts<br />
or finding out your rights as<br />
an actor. Just making sure you<br />
are looked after. They offer free<br />
workshops to actors to extend<br />
their performing skills. I think<br />
it is important to join this support<br />
system. It is also a wonderful<br />
way to stay connected with other<br />
actors in the industry. I have been<br />
a member for two years.<br />
And last but not least, why do<br />
you think people should come<br />
to The Little Mermaid?<br />
It is a fun, funny show that has<br />
something for everyone. I am<br />
excited to be doing a kids show<br />
that has lots of songs in it as well.<br />
I think putting songs in a kids<br />
show creates a wonderful flow.<br />
It has been awesome working<br />
with Matt Everingham who<br />
has done all the music. All of us<br />
actors are ex-NASDA students<br />
which is cool. We were not in the<br />
same year but we were all in three<br />
consecutive years.<br />
ABOVE THE SEA: Rebekah will play the role of The Little<br />
Mermaid in the upcoming production at The Court Theatre.<br />
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