Awatea review

An excellent cast brings Bruce Mason’s Awatea back to life.

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4th August, 2012

Review

Remarkably progressive for the period in which it was first produced, Bruce Mason’s 44-year-old Awatea proves surprisingly satisfyingly sprightly upon revival, even while suffering the occasional creak. The central conceit – that a trio of government functionaries would collude in preserving a litany of lies to spare the feelings of a blind old man (George Henare) – is, let’s face it, pretty preposterous. Good thing, then, that the heavy lifting required to sell this notion to the audience falls to Geraldine Brophy, Andrew Grainger and Carl Bland, who make it look effortless. The ...

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