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Revelation Valley
Written and performed by Te Rākau's producer, Lisa Maule. Directed by Te Rākau's director, Jim Moriarty. Original music by Michelle M Scullion. Produced by Luminaire NZ Ltd, supported by Te Rākau.
TAHI Festival, 17-19 Sep 2026, 6.30pm
Paekākāriki, Sunday, 4 Oct 2026, 2.30pm
Poetry and music.
Funny, political and personal.
Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu
Te Rākau is a Māori theatre company based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu is Aotearoa New Zealand’s longest running independent Māori theatre company. Led by Jim Moriarty and Helen Pearse-Otene, Te Rākau creates Theatre Marae plays & workshops.
THE BATTALION
Te Rākau in-school Theatre Marae programme,
a holistic learning experience.
2027
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"Our working process is Cumulative, creative, chronological, organic"
Kaitohu Jim Moriarty in rehearsal
Out the Gate 2025
Articles, reviews and news about Te Rākau's mahi
Waenga written by Tamati and Hariata Moriarty, directed by Jim Moriarty. Our tour in 2026 went to the regions Horowhenua, Heretaunga, Wairaroa, Waitara, Whanganui, Kāpiti and Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Over 3,000 people engaged with us in the Theatre Marae presentation.
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Links to academic research about Te Rākau's Theatre Marae by Helen Pearse-Otene