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‘In this show, I honour him as an ancestor’: Billy T. James’ legacy reimagined in new cabaret

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Rutene Spooner’s shows and performances have long encouraged side-splitting enjoyment, but don’t be fooled ... this fiercely proud Māori showman brings far more than straight entertainment to a stage.

He’s back again for the Tairāwhiti Arts Festival with Aotearoa’s newest Māori cabaret Be Like Billy?

It’s a theatrical cabaret show that pa...


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