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The show's story is about the death of their only fan, a Samoan magician, who, in his will, leaves the Naked Samoans a rundown villa, which is no ordinary building.
The production takes audiences along as they explore the house, but each of them go through their own personal journey.
Actor Robbie Magasiva told Nine to Noon that he'd been working on this show since November with the others - Dave Fane, Oscar Kightley, Mario Gaoa, Shimpal Lelisi and Heto Ah hi.
"All the different characters have got their own demons kind of thing and [in] which there was a lot of animosity and anger from that failure and nothing was ever dealt with at the time."
In collaboration with Pacific theatre company The Conch, they took the stage again, somewhat older.
Its executive producer Tom McCroy says the actors did really well.
"They are thrilled on all different levels. From the love that they felt every single night of the week from the audience and as soon as the opening titles came up on the screen, there was just cheers and applause and all this love hit the stage."
Tom McCrory says that the piece exceeded their expectations and the reviews have been wonderful.
According to him, the piece comes alive with a big audience.
"People expect it to be comedy which it was, but it was also a lovely reflection on the intergenerational passing of a mantle of performing arts in the Pacific and that was such a beautiful thing to witness as well."
The set has walls that move and the actors change costumes regularly. They perform magic tricks too.
The production's artistic director Nina Nawalowalo has past experience with magic and got the experts to come on board.
"Years ago I worked in the magic world in London and I have a deep love of magic and know how to use it in storytelling."
She says the show was a great success and they hope to be able to show it in Wellington later this year.
"Well I am really proud of the guys and I think that they did they did an amazing job to come on stage after nine years and to look for how to come forward as mature men and to take on magic and take on all of the skills they had to do and to get on the Civic stage to deliver the story and I thought that they worked so hard and the outcome is always for the public and the love they have to see them again doing what they do and so it was a joy."
The Naked Samoans - their island comedy, jokes and now magic tricks - still resonate with audiences.
The Auckland Arts festival show drawn many positive reactions from audiences.
Following the show's successful Auckland debut, hopes are high that local audiences haven;t seen the last of The Naked Samoans.
This is Sara Vui-Talitu.
