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Destination: DeathWednesday 29 October, 4.30pm
As part of the Scientific Programme we are delighted to have the opportunity to showcase the play Destination: Death
Destination: Death features a number of eclectic characters including a male dancer trapped in a small town, a wise cracking funeral director, a female priest, a stag and a couple of argumentative hunters.
Each of the stories deals with death in a very different ways, but as death eventually comes to us all, this is a really a story about the lives we live and the consequences of our every action.
Destination: Death is a sole piece devised by Regan Taylor and directed by Craig Geenty. This twosome has previously worked together on projects such as Train Ghosts (Best Comedy and Best Performer – Fringe 05) and Dracula.
Review of Destination: Death in The Guardian, by Richard Mays
Outstanding! Gobsmacking! Fantastic!
As unpromising as something called Destination: Death sounds, this is a rare piece of theatre that hooks right from the dynamics of the opening scene, and refuses to let go – even after the performance ends.
Destination: Death is exquisitely brought to life in a performance that is formidably physical, alive with humour (and not all of it black), sensitive, compelling, thoughtful, tragic and wise.
Te Manawa, 326 Main Street, Palmerston North
20 September - 7 December 2008
Dispelling the myth: a look at changing attitudes towards death is a thought provoking exhibition which ponders on various attitudes towards dying and death. The exhibition which is in association with Hospice New Zealand and the Palliative care conference, is to be held at Te Manawa in Palmerston North. The exhibition, features pieces from Te Manawa collection which focus on wider social view points of death and dying, this exhibition also includes artwork detailing individuals’ personal experiences. Visitors will go through an emotional journey which concludes with the positive work hospice is doing.