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Whakapaupakihi a sell-out show
Oct 12 2023
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Gisborne Herald

The five performances of Whakapaupakihi, the feature event of this year’s Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival, have sold out. The musical, all in te reo, was written and composed by the Tuari siblings. It is on at the War Memorial Theatre tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.

Other arts festival shows this weekend are Big J — A New Legacy, tonight and tomorrow night and Deva Mahal, tomorrow night and Saturday night, at the Lawson Field Theatre.

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