Auckland’s leading innovative and unique theatre company Nightsong is returning to the stage with their hit show THE WORM, the perfect show for adults aged seven and older.
When a giant bird beak breaks through the ceiling and snatches his mother away, a little worm must go on an epic adventure to save her. However, the journey to the surface is riddled with danger.
It takes the little worm through a dark, subterranean world - full of empty streets and flea-bitten bars. He must dodge the sharp spade of the gardener, outsmart poisonous spiders and battle the ruler of the underworld, The Blind Rat and her henchman Snail.
In the vain of Coraline, Badjelly the Witch or Hilda, THE WORM is something akin to a fairytale – a little bit outrageous, highly inventive and not too sickly sweet.
Nightsong has drawn together an ensemble of heavy hitters of the theatre world. Taking audiences on a journey into the world of THE WORM is a cast that includes: the wildly talented Yvette Parsons (Nude Tuesday, Educators), the brilliant and inimitable Semu Filipo (Next Goal Wins, The Justice of Bunny King), Auckland theatre’s favourite Brit Andrew Grainger (Nightsong’s Te Pō, The Breaker Upperers), the incomparable and powerhouse creative Anapela Polataivao (The Justice of Bunny King, The Panthers) and notable newcomer Albert Latailakepa (Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School).
THE WORM also features an original music score composed by Carnivorous Plant Society and will host two of the talented band live on stage for each performance.
This is a show that will have audiences of all ages enthralled.
Head underground and enter the world of THE WORM on 5 April at Bruce Mason Centre, ahead of a school holiday run from 11 - 22 April at the Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, before finally stopping in at Due Drop Events Centre on 10 May.
Book tickets now at nightsong.co.nz