ADVERTISEMENT UMA LAVA BY VICTOR RODGER Not feeling the Christmas spirit? Then Uma Lava is the play for you, an anti-Christmas play with just the right amount of mean spiritedness to make Santa say "No, no, no" right wing politician, an academic and starring Pasifika acting royalty Anapela Polata ivao (Wild Deg Under My Skirt) and Goretti Chadwick (Still Life With Chickens) who both took out acting awards at last year's Wellington Theatre Awards. and a minister- three strangers who hate each other's guts-find themselves trapped in a room that they can never leave. What comes next may shock you, it may very well appal you, but it will also definitely make you laugh Welcome to the warped world of UMA LAVA the latest play from Victor Rodger, the author of the controversial hit BLACK FAGGOT ...we are witness to things not normally seen on stage where the extreme discomfort of the characters involved is equal and opposite to the hilarity of our shocked reactions..." Don't miss the world premiere of this provocative new comedy at Circa Theatre, but be warned: this play contains content that will hopefully offend EVERYBODY "... a dynamic and impactful production that elicits horrified laughter on cue..." Photo credit: Paul McLaughlin John Smythe, Theatreview PRESENTED BY FCC PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY creative1z Shoreline GIDDY UMA LAVA at CIRCA THEATRE UNTIL 7 DEC BY VICTOR RODGER DIRECTED BY VELA MANUSAUTE DONT WAIT BOOK NOWAT CIRCA.CO.NZ STARRING GORETTI CHADWICK, ANAPELA POLATA'IVAO MARIO FAUMUI AND PAUL MCLAUGHLIN ADVERTISEMENT UMA LAVA BY VICTOR RODGER Not feeling the Christmas spirit? Then Uma Lava is the play for you, an anti-Christmas play with just the right amount of mean spiritedness to make Santa say "No, no, no" right wing politician, an academic and starring Pasifika acting royalty Anapela Polata ivao (Wild Deg Under My Skirt) and Goretti Chadwick (Still Life With Chickens) who both took out acting awards at last year's Wellington Theatre Awards. and a minister- three strangers who hate each other's guts-find themselves trapped in a room that they can never leave. What comes next may shock you, it may very well appal you, but it will also definitely make you laugh Welcome to the warped world of UMA LAVA the latest play from Victor Rodger, the author of the controversial hit BLACK FAGGOT ...we are witness to things not normally seen on stage where the extreme discomfort of the characters involved is equal and opposite to the hilarity of our shocked reactions..." Don't miss the world premiere of this provocative new comedy at Circa Theatre, but be warned: this play contains content that will hopefully offend EVERYBODY "... a dynamic and impactful production that elicits horrified laughter on cue..." Photo credit: Paul McLaughlin John Smythe, Theatreview PRESENTED BY FCC PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY creative1z Shoreline GIDDY UMA LAVA at CIRCA THEATRE UNTIL 7 DEC BY VICTOR RODGER DIRECTED BY VELA MANUSAUTE DONT WAIT BOOK NOWAT CIRCA.CO.NZ STARRING GORETTI CHADWICK, ANAPELA POLATA'IVAO MARIO FAUMUI AND PAUL MCLAUGHLIN