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Kila Kokonut Krew

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Kila Kokonut Krew is a theatre company and music producer in Auckland, New Zealand. They have produced 12 music albums, a web series, a TV skit series as well as theatre productions.[1]

The company was started by Toi Whakaari graduates Anapela Polataivao and Vela Manusaute in Manurewa, South Auckland, in 2002, along with 11 other Pasifika artists.[1]

Their first production was comedy/drama Taro King by Manusaute, which was revived in August 2012 at the Mangere Arts Centre for the tenth birthday of the Krew.[2] The play revolves around Manusaute's experiences working in a supermarket in Otara. Manusaute and Polataivao co-directed the cast, which included Goretti Chadwick and Aleni Tufuga.[1]

Other productions included the Pasifika musical The Factory, which played at three locations in Auckland and the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the comedy Once Were Samoans.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lisa Warrington; David O'Donnell (2017). Floating Islanders: Pacifika Theatre in Aotearoa. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-98-853107-6. OL 51036666M. Wikidata Q106816829.
  2. ^ "The Kila Kokonut Krew celebrates 10 years of leading Pacific theatre in Aotearoa". www.creativenz.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Once Were Samoans – Heartfelt and hilarious with a moral heart". theatreview.org.nz. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "PRODUCTION INFORMATION: THE FACTORY – A PACIFIC MUSICAL". www.theatreview.org.nz. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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Vela Manusaute talking about Kila Kokonut Krew's tenth birthday on Tagata Pasifika 23 August 2012