Like a Moorish Trumpet

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Event Like a Moorish Trumpet
Venue RNZ National Radio, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 18 December 2005
Last Date 18 December 2005
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 1642, when Abel Janzoon Tasman became the first recorded European to sight New Zealand. In this gentle satire, O'Sullivan depicts the incident in which Dutch seamen, sending out a jolly trumpet blast in response to local Maori, unwittingly accepted the challenge to a fight. The play moves in time and space, telling the story from both sides, and includes a 17th century Dutch hymn sung by Wellington's Silver Tulip Choir.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Satire
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Vincent O'Sullivan Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Possibly a new version, or perhaps a re-broadcast of the 1992 version.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 204332
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa