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Unruly Tourists as a title that gives off a “Shakespearean” feel; a story fit for the stage. Fast-forward a year and a half and de Mallet Burgess has amassed a talented team to chronicle the affair. They include renowned composer Luke Di Somma and first-time librettists but longtime funny-women Livi Reihana and Amanda Kennedy, of The Fan Brigade fame.
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The unruly tourists wreaked havoc across New Zealand in 2019. (file photo) “We had been fully invested in the whole story,” says Reihana, describing how the two were quick to jump at the opportunity when de Mallet Burgess first proposed the idea last year.