28 Mar 2019

The musical Hair - from a cast member who was there

From Afternoons, 1:28 pm on 28 March 2019
Cast of "Hair", 1972

Cast of "Hair", 1972 Photo: Supplied/Audioculture

Nearly 50 years ago, the musical Hair premiered in New Zealand - causing outrage around the country, and the world, for its profanity, treatment of drugs and sex, and on-stage nudity.

Rosa Shiels was one of the original cast members, and has written two pieces for the Audioculture website about the experience and the fallout that followed

Rosa joins us on the line to talk about her time in the spotlight, and the show's subsequent infamy.