Transmission runs until May 1 at BATS Theatre.
Transmission, Written by Stuart McKenzie, Co-directed by Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie, BATS Theatre, April 20-May 1, reviewed by Sonya Stewart
It’s surreal to watch a story based on something you were a part of. Most of the opening night’s crowd were part of the team of 5 million, that watched and waited anxiously in the lead up to and execution of the level 4 lockdown. You don’t often get that personal connection to the performance as an audience member.
Based on 20 hours of interviews with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and leading epidemiologist Michael Baker, these are their words, verbatim.