In this surreal, heartbreaking, impactful new play, experience a birthday unlike any other.

Kia rangona tētahi huritau e whanokē pai ana i tēnei whakaari hou e hanga pohewa ana, e hanga whakaaweawe ana, otirā, e taka ai a roto.

I a Rangi rāua ko Hūkerikeri e āta whakanui ana, ka tumeke rāua i te urutomohanga o tō rāua whare e tētahi tokorua kīhai i pōhiringia. Kua tae ake a Hihi rāua ko Kate ki te pāhuahua i te whare, i mua atu i te pōhēhēngia o rāua hei tamaiti nā te tokorua hau kāinga, otirā, tērā kua mate kē atu, rāua tahi ko tana wahine.

Ka kōriporipo pai ngā kare ā-roto i te pākatokato, i te tūmanako, i te aroha, i te ngarohanga, i te rehe o tā Te Rā me te Hau whakatewhatewha i te whakaaro, ‘pai ake te whakawhere i te ringa kaha’ mā roto mai i te whakaari ātangata e mau pai ai te aro, e tūtataki ai te kapatau ririhau ki te kaha o roto o te atawhai. He mihi ātaahua hoki tēnei nā te ngākau ki te whānau me te whanaungatanga ka mau roa atu ki te pae o mahara.

In this surreal, heartbreaking, impactful new play, experience a birthday unlike any other.

Rangi and Hūkerikeri, in the midst of quiet celebrations, are caught off-guard when two uninvited guests crash through the door of their home. Hihi and Kate are there to rob the place, until they’re mistaken as the couple’s deceased son and his wife.

An emotional rollercoaster of grief, hope, love and loss, The Sun and the Wind deftly explores the moral of ‘persuasion over force’ within a gripping human drama where the threat of violence meets the power of tenderness. It’s also a beautiful, heartfelt ode to whānau and connection you won’t soon forget.