23 Jul 2022

Erina Daniels: the Great Depression through a Māori lens

From Saturday Morning, 8:48 am on 23 July 2022
Erina Daniels

Photo: Roc+ Photography and Design by Sara Pattison

First produced in 1984, Renée’s Wednesday to Come is considered a classic of New Zealand theatre. The play follows the women of an Ōtaki family during the Great Depression of the 1930s and, for director Erina Daniels (Ngāti  Wai), it's a story that has strong parallels with today.

Daniels has a rich history in the development of Māori theatre. Her production of Wednesday to Come is being led for the first time by Māori creatives, and with an important new twist: the story is told from the perspective of a mixed Māori Pākehā whānau. 

Wednesday to Come opens at Wellington’s Circa Theatre on 30 July.

Promotional image for Wednesday to Come at Circa Theatre.

Promotional image for Wednesday to Come at Circa Theatre. Photo: Image by Roc+ Photography and Design by Sara Pattison