'Dexter's Deep Sea Recovery'

June 3 2015

'Dexter's Deep Sea Recovery'

Dexter’s Deep Sea Discovery is an interactive, immersive and explorative pantomime that reaches out to all ages. It’s a co-production between Auckland Council’s TAPAC theatre group and Junket Theatre, written by new playwright Jess Sayer and coming to the TAPAC Theatre July 3 to 11 2015

‘It’s all about when bath time becomes an adventure’ says Jess, 24, a three-times winner of the New Zealand Playmarket B425 award and whose play Elevator has been performed in the US, while currently her Wings, at BATS theatre in Wellington is gaining rave reviews — ‘rich in character and contemporary dialogue’ said one reviewer — and she’s written for South Pacific Pictures.

Reviews for Dexter have also been very positive: ‘The children got involved from the opening song and stayed engaged the whole show – a real compliment to the cast as there were all ages in the audience’ they said in Rotorua.

The creators are Jess Sayer and Darlene Mohekey, who say: ‘We are very aware that we live in a time where the “Black Dog” of depression bothers a lot of people, and children are brought up to fear it. With this work, we explore the concept of bullying, the feelings of not being good enough and the tall poppy syndrome.’

The play will inspire through entertaining storytelling, they say, and is performed by outstanding professionals. helping children to be more accepting of themselves and others.

Dexter, played by Amanda Tito, is currently diversifying roles on-screen with character Georgia in TV 2’s Step Dave. Jason “Crabulous” Chasland has returned from LA to join the cast as Crabulous the Sea Witch.

‘This co-production will launch an on-going collaborative relationship aiming to build TAPAC’s family audiences and to ensure that great new, New Zealand works and artists, have a life beyond one season’ says Darlene.

ENDS.

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