by Alia Marshall 16/11/2025 Brought to us by the brilliant Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu, Out the Gate is Theatre Marae that seeks to start a conversation about incarceration in Aotearoa. Legends of Aotearoa’s theatre scene Jim Moriarty (Director), Helen Pearse-Otene (Playwright), and Tānemahuta Grey (Choreographer) have come together with 16 performers and a musician (Rameka Tamaki) to create this mahi, and I find myself excited despite the show’s promised heavy subject matter

Sarah Catherall 12 Nov, 2025 06:00 AM6 mins to read Sharing experience: Rehearsals for Te Rākau theatre's Out The Gate. Photo / Stephen A’Court. Saulo Kolio stands on stage in a makeshift theatre and acts out the role of a drug dealer. It’s night three of Te Rākau theatre’s new play, Out the Gate, and Kolio, 49, is among the cast of 16. The themes feel hauntingly close for the Samoan amateur actor, who was addicted to drugs and alcohol until six years ago, and was jailed in h

BY NIKKI PAPATSOUMAS Caption: Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu artistic director and Out the Gate director , Jim Moriarty Image: Tabitha Arthur Photography | Te Rākau An upcoming performance at Māoriland is a collaboration between community and the arts devised to resonate with participants and audience. Out the Gate incorporates movement, music and words. It's described as “theatre marae” conversation about incarceration in Aotearoa, and is created with an ensemble of more than 1