Music News - Kiwi Pop-Rock Cabaret Hits Big Time
09 May 2016 - 0 Comments
Bullet Heart Club with Auckland Live present
Daffodils:
Benefit Gala with special guests
Tami
Neilson, Julia Deans, Anika Moa and Trip Pony
Auckland’s Bullet Heart Club is thrilled to announce
that their hit Kiwi pop-rock cabaret Daffodils has been selected to
perform at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The company will
perform at the Traverse Theatre, which is one of Scotland’s most
prestigious venues.
Bullet Heart Club will put on a Benefit Gala on Friday 3 June at
Auckland's Town Hall's Great Hall. The aim of the Gala is to help raise
the funds needed to make the Edinburgh season of this critically claimed kiwi
hit a reality.
The evening will feature a performance of Daffodils by the original cast (Colleen Davis and Todd Emerson), with
special guest performances by Tami
Neilson, Julia Deans, Anika Moa, Trip Pony and LIPS.
Proceeds from the evening will go towards the Bullet Heart Club fund
to get the show to Edinburgh.
“...a work of genius...
Daffodils should play all over the country. It should play all over the world.
It resonates so strongly as a piece of our own mixed-up, precious culture, it
should be our new national flag.” Simon Wilson, Metro
DaffodilsWriter and Bullet Heart Club Co-Director Rochelle Bright says: “Daffodils was such an
unexpected breakthrough for us as a company. We didn’t know how different the
show was until we read the reviews and received feedback from audiences. It’s
hard to express how incredibly touching it is to hear how many people have
fallen in love with my parents’ story. Taking Daffodils to Edinburgh is our chance to
share our kiwi love story with the world.”
“Now we face the challenge of raising over $100,000 to make it all happen, and
to give Daffodils the
best shot we can. The Benefit Gala will be the largest gig we’re done to date –
presenting a small-town family story on an epic stage with some of our
favourite artists. Alongside the gala, we will be running a crowd-funding
campaign via boosted.org.nz launching on 20 May, where anyone can donate any
amount large or small. We're hoping for Kiwi support to help us get there.”
Celebrating New Zealand music and a much loved love story from our own
backyard, Daffodils captures
the bittersweet nuances of farm girl Rose and teddy boy Eric as they fall in
love in Hamilton in the 60s: their first meeting at the lake by the daffodils,
their marriage and the New Zealand pop-rock soundtrack that shapes their
lives. Daffodilsfeatures the songs of Crowded House, Bic Runga, Chris Knox, The Mint
Chicks, Dave Dobbyn and The Exponents to Darcy Clay, The Mutton Birds,
Th'Dudes, The Senators, The Swingers & Blam Blam Blam, remixed by LIPS and
Abraham Kunin.
"...the Kiwi
quintessential love story is brought to life in an utterly charming... must-see
show.” Paul Simei-Barton, New Zealand Herald
Premiering to rave reviews and sell-out audiences in 2014, Daffodils toured arts
festivals and venues across New Zealand for 12 seasons in 2015. Now Daffodils is set to take
on the world with dates in Australia this month, England’s Salisbury Festival
in June and then the big one, Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Bernadette Haldane, Head of Programming at Auckland Live says: “It’s a massive
undertaking to take a show like Daffodilsto Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Auckland Live is delighted to be able to
support the company on their journey to take this innovative Kiwi production to
Edinburgh by helping them put on this fundraiser.”
“It’s the biggest festival in the world and showcases the best of the best. For
Bullet Heart Club to have secured a season of their masterpiece Daffodils at the Traverse
Theatre really emphasises the quality of this incredible production.”
"The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the Olympics of the theatre.”
Date:
Friday 3 June, 8pm
Venue: Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Tickets on sale at 9am on Tuesday 10 May via Ticketmaster.
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