We're the Saudi Arabia of wind!
The SEEyD Theatre Company returns with Turbine to Downstage Theatre

With the controversial issue of wind farming SEEyD "blows another gust of fresh air through Wellington theatre" (Laurie Atkinson, The Dominion Post). What happens when a company that's doing everything it can to save the environment can't reconcile with an already environmentally conscious family? We're the Saudi Arabia of wind!
The SEEyD Theatre Company returns with Turbine to Downstage Theatre

With the controversial issue of wind farming SEEyD "blows another gust of fresh air through Wellington theatre" (Laurie Atkinson, The Dominion Post). What happens when a company that's doing everything it can to save the environment can't reconcile with an already environmentally conscious family?At first the self-sufficient Gusten household in Ohanui is united in its opposition to erect seventy turbines in their 'backyard', but a family secret, erotic fiction, an autistic son, global warming and a most unlikely love story combine to crack their resolve.

SEEyD's Turbine is a compelling, topical and romantic comedy, inspired by a major wind farm project near Wellington. Director Tim Spite, Winner of the 2008 Chapman Tripp Director of the Year Award for Paua, gives the controversial issue of wind parks a balanced airing: "Interviewing people on both sides of the debate uncovered a more complex issue than I had anticipated, but when I was told that the residents didn't want to hear the relevant explanations for their various concerns, I thought that's it!" So Turbine is not just about wind farming, it's about human opposition to any sort of change, their unwillingness to compromise, as Spite explains: "What sort of pressure needs to be applied to a person before they listen, see the other side's point of view, change their minds about an issue. Any issue, whether it be politics or relationships."

Turbine, which has been re-written and updated for its Downstage debut, premiered at BATS in 2006. It plays from 13 February till 7 March at 7 pm (no shows Sundays and Mondays), with a matinee on Saturday 21 February at 2pm. Prices for the show range from $20 to $42. Special Early Bird discounts apply. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at (04) 801 6946 or in person at Downstage's box office. For up-to-date information, prices and bookings visit www.downstage.co.nz

Starring Nick Dunbar, Emma Kinane, Lee Smith-Gibbons and Tim Spite
Directed by Tim Spite | Lighting Design: Jennifer Lal | Sound Design: Gil Eva Craig
Duration: 90 min, no interval

19/01/09