Farewelling New Zealand

For Immediate Release
7 FEBRUARY 2007

Farewelling New Zealand

Those Indian Guys Take Their Award Winning Shows
From India with Love
and D’Arranged Marriage
On the Road…
For the last time!
Rotorua, Spellbound Festival of Arts, 6 Feb 2007
Orewa, Centrestage Theatre, 17 Feb 2007
Auckland, SKYCITY, 30 - 31 March 2007
Wellington, Sounding Theatre, 9 - 10 March
Tauranga, 17 March

Reflecting the lives of their very own Pushpa and Manhur, the much loved characters played by Those Indian Guys in D”Arranged Marriage and From India With Love, Raj Varma and Tarun Mohanbhai, are leaving the leafy shores of Aotearoa to seek fame and fortune, and a decent chapatti, elsewhere.

If you haven’t seen From India with Love, which was the SMASH HIT of the 2005 and 2006 NZ International Comedy Festival and was a SELL OUT sensation in MALAYSIA and SOUTH AFRICA, this is your last chance to laugh out loud at two grown men playing dress-ups on stage.

From India With Love is Bollywood at it’s best! It’s a celebration of love, loss and survival.

Hilarious dance routines, projected movie sequences and clever puppetry leave audiences in hysterical laughter.

Winner of Best Local Act at the 2004 NZ International Comedy Festival and the creators of the hit show D’Arranged Marriage, Those Indian Guys aka Rajeev Varma and Tarun Mohanbhai, have won the hearts of audiences in New Zealand, Melbourne, Sydney, Malaysia and South Africa.

Directed by renowned comedian and social commentator Te Radar, movie sequences directed by award winning film director Cristobal Araus Lobos, set design by John Parker and sound by leading NZ DJ Timmy Schumacher – this show has all the glitz and glamour of New Zealand theatre at its best!

From India with Love is set in the 1950’s and follows the adventures of Manhur and Pushpa; two of the favorite characters from Those Indians Guys first show D’Arranged Marriage. Manhur is a fisherman with nothing and Pushpa is a simple village girl with a sick father. After they meet and fall in love thanks to a hilarious Bollywood dance routine they decide to journey to New Zealand to earn money to pay for Papa’s treatment. But the journey to New Zealand is not what they expect. After getting shipwrecked on the shores of Aotearoa and meeting the local Iwi, they are forced to live in a floorless shack with no running water and power. But with the help of some Hindu gods, and a local Indian community, Manhur and Pushpa are able to get on their feet and make some kind of a life in this land called New Zealand.

“Guaranteed to put a smile on your dial….a hilarious blend of love, loss and survival…” – New Zealand Herald 21st May 2005

“Tarun and Raj play multiple roles and shift through a dazzling array of Indian accents and costumes… the Bollywood-style dancing and video clips featuring a cameo from Pio Terei were highlights… this is one not to be missed, as it offers a sweet and funny insight into life as an Indian New Zealander… had my Indian New Zealand neighbors in fits of laughter…” – New Zealand Herald 19th May 2005

“Those Indian Guys have audiences in stitches within one minute from the start…you gotta see it to believe it…From India with Love is just the dose of laughter the doctor recommended…” – New Sunday Times, Kuala Lumpur 19 June 2005
From India With Love

ROTORUA, Spellbound Rotorua Festival Of Arts, Millennium Hotel
Tues 6 February 2007, 7:30pm
www.rotoruanz.com/ArtsFestival
Bookings: Ticketek 07 350 2244 or 09 307 5000 or http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz

OREWA, Centrestage Theatre
Sat, 17 February 2007
Bookings: 09 426 7282

WELLINGTON, Sounding Theatre
Fri 9- Sat 10 March 2007, 7:30pm

TAURANGA, Baycourt Theatre
Sat 17 March 2007, www.baycourt.co.nz
Bookings: Ticket Direct 07 577 7188 or 0800 4 Ticket or http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz

AUCKLAND, SKYCITY THEATRE 30-31 March 2007
Sat Fri 30 & Sat 31 March, 8pm
Bookings: Ticketek 09 307 5000 or http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz
D'ARRANGED MARRIAGE
HAMILTON, Gardens Summer Festival 2007 ~ Victorian Garden Conservatory Weds February 21 & 22, 8.30pm
www.hamiltongardens.co.nz
Bookings: Ticket Direct, 07 838 1111 or http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz and all Hamilton City Libraries and Ticket Direct venues
KERI KERI, The Centre
Sat 3 March 2007, 7.30pm
Bookings: www.centakeri.com

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