NASDA presents THAT BLOODY WOMAN

NASDA 2nd Year Students Present

That Bloody Woman

Book, Music and Lyrics by Luke Di Somma, Gregory Cooper

Orchestrations by Luke Di Somma, Andy Manning, Cameron Burnett, Tim Heeringa & Hannah Elise

Originally commissioned by the Christchurch Arts Festival

Originally directed by Kip Chapman

Direction by Cienda McNamara

Musical Direction by Kimberley Wood

Choreography by Olly Humphries

NASDA THEATRE 7PM [2PM Saturday 7th, 4pm Sunday 8th]
NOVEMBER 5-8, 10-12

Kate Sheppard is back. New Zealand’s favourite daughter is one of the most important figures in the history of suffrage and women’s rights and now she has her own musical! From humble beginnings in a tent in Christchurch, NZ, TBW went on to become a nationwide sellout smash. 

A rock concert for Kate and her ‘gang’ to tell us her story, the story of New Zealand’s suffrage movement and to give us an almighty kick up the ass more than 130 years later. We see her and her friends transition from temperance to suffrage, taking on the anti-suffrage Prime Minister of the day, Richard “King Dick” Seddon and ultimately persuading a quarter of the female population to sign a crucial petition. But behind the public persona her personal life was in turmoil - trapped in a loveless marriage, in love with her best friend and deprived of her only child when she needed him most.

 It may be a Kiwi story, but it’s also a universal one - a story of how one person can start a movement to change the world. This is more than history; this is HER story.

This show is rated R

It contains coarse language and sexual references.

Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
www.mtishows.com.au

Please Note: This show is double cast with each cast in their roles on the below dates.

White Camellia - Thursday 5th, Saturday 7th (7PM), Sunday 8th (4PM), Wednesday 11th.

Purple Camellia - Friday 6th, Saturday 7th (2PM), Tuesday 10th, Thursday 12th.