22 – 31 May 2025
A breast cancer support group meets once a month in a small NZ town’s community hall. The eclectic group of women discover a potentially lifesaving but very expensive drug is not being funded by the government. The support group try everything they can, whether above board or not, to convince the officious Pharmac CEO of the need to pay for access to the drug. Meanwhile one of their number has an issue with her Māori identity; another has problems on the home front; and a third is looking for love while appearing to be happily married. On top of all this the women take on an ambitious and potentially controversial town planning project.
Review by Phoebe Biddle for Backstage Christchurch
Cast
Jenny
Kath
Louise
Bex
Gena
Richard
Production team
Dimitri Gibara
Director
Brenda Hayes
Production Manager
Nick Hobden
Stage Manager
Jaime Horne
Assistant Stage Manager
Pim Van Duin
Set Designer
Ian Harding
Lighting Designer
Nelleke Passchier
Costume Designer
Speciality Props Maker
Russell Haigh
Jonathan Hill
Sound Designer & Operator
Amelia Hill
Original Music Composer
Alisdair Muir
Properties Manager
Geraldine Clarke
Wardrobe Assistant
David Watkins
Repertory Administrator
Mary McKeown, Gill Edwards, Carol Carr
Front of House Managers