Laughton Kora performs at Play On Photo: Supplied
In 2016, local composer, singer and guitarist, Paul McLaney set 12 of Shakespeare’s soliloquies to music. The likes of Julia Deans, Laughton Kora, Maisey Rika and Mara TK then helped him perform them at Auckland's Pop-Up Globe.
Play On is now being released as an album, which is out on Friday. Here's an exclusive preview stream:
The show's also going on the road with a different all-star cast at each performance.
Scroll down for a video and gallery from the original performance.
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Taranaki International Arts Festival
Friday August 25th
w/ Julia Deans, Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle) & Jessica Hindin, Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper & Rachel Wells (The Black Quartet)
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Christchurch Arts Festival
Wednesday August 30th
w/ Julia Deans, Maisey Rika, Ria Hall, Fran Kora, Laughton Kora, Mara TK, Andy Keegan (Drums), Richie Pickard (Bass) & Jessica Hindin, Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper & Rachel Wells (The Black Quartet)
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Auckland Live International Cabaret Season
Saturday September 16th (Evening Show)
Sunday 17th (Matinee Show)
w/ Julia Deans, Ria Hall, Laughton Kora, Mara TK, Andy Keegan (Drums), Richie Pickard (Bass) & Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper, Peau Halapua & Rachel Wells (The Black Quartet)
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Nelson Arts Festival
Saturday October 14th
w/ Julia Deans, Mara TK & Jessica Hindin, Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper & Rachel Wells (The Black Quartet)
Mara TK performs at Play On Photo: Supplied
Maisie Rika performs at Play On Photo: Supplied
Julia Deans performs at Play On Photo: Sup
Play On Photo: Supplied
Maisey Rika in rehearsals for Play On at Auckland's Pop-up Globe Photo: Steve Bone
Laughton Kora, Paul McLaney and Julia Deans practice ahead of Play On Photo: Supplied.
Paul McLaney at the Pop-Up Globe. Photo: Mikee Tucker
Actors and musicians collaborate in honour of The Bard
Tony Stamp stops by rehearsals for Play On, a performance at Auckland's Pop-up Globe that saw a selection of Shakespeare's soliloquies set to music. Video, Audio, Gallery
Paul McLaney: Shakespeare, soliloquies and song
Colin Peacock interviews Paul McLaney - composer, singer and guitarist, and deputy chair of the NZ Music Commission. He is the creator of Play On: a Musical Imagining of the Great Soliloquies, the… Audio
Play On - Paul McLaney and Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper
Our guests have done what they say, is a world first. They've taken 12 of Shakespeare's most well known soliloquies and set them to music. It's part of Auckland's Pop-up Globe. Play On will be… Audio
