Constellations, Pop Up Globe’s
Twelfth Night) and
(Black Ties, TVNZ1’s
Erina Daniels
(Taki Rua’s
Cellfish) and award-winning designer
Astroman, Wild Dogs Under
My Skirt).
Kāwana comes to the story of Lucy Lord
via two pathways; the interest in the controversial figure
that she’s had since drama school, since playing her twice
onstage and onscreen; and her own personal relation to Lord,
who is her great aunt. Fascinated by Lord’s motivations,
Kāwana has written her theatrical debut to give voice to
the wāhine of this time, readdressing the imbalance of our
wāhine Māori who contributed significantly to the creation