Nick Afoa is a New Zealand-born artist of Sāmoan (Falefa, Lalomalava) and Croatian (Bogomolje) descent, who grew up in South Auckland with early achievements in sport, even winning a Junior Rugby World Cup for NZ before injury shifted his path. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Social Sciences and served his community as a school counsellor and social worker, all while keeping a strong connection to the arts. A life-changing audition for The Lion King led him to play Simba for two years in Australia and four in London’s West End, with other major credits including Rent, Miss Saigon, and the NZ feature film Mysterious Ways. Nick is a proud husband and father of 2. He is ecstatic about bringing this new work to life and performing in a one-man show, something he has never done previously.
The Western Line is a new play in development by Satiu Studios – a solo stage work.
The Western Line follows one Samoan narrator’s train ride across Sydney as it becomes a journey through memory, migration, and meaning. Blurring ancestral navigation with modern-day movement, this powerful new work unpacks what it means to carry culture across postcodes and generations. Rich with reflection, rhythm, and humour, The Western Line is a poetic meditation on diaspora, identity and finding home, both in place and in self.
The Western Line is one part of a trilogy (including the M4 and the T80) other works in development by Satiu Studios.
Nick Afoa (The Lion King, Rent, Miss Saigon) and Nasia Lasalosi (X-Factor) will be bringing their star power to The Western Line.
Join us for an evening of music, soul food, and storytelling as part of the creative development process for this new major work.
About: Nick Afoa
About: Nasia Lasalosi
Naisa Lasalosi is a multi-disciplinary creative whose work spans the theatre stage, television, live events, and the recording studio. A performer, writer, and sound practitioner, Naisa brings depth and purpose to every project, with a strong passion for sharing Pacific queer stories. Of Tongan heritage, with ancestral ties to the people of ‘Ata who were displaced to ʻEua due to the Peruvian slave trade, Naisa honours this lineage through his storytelling, creating work that is grounded, resonant, and unapologetically authentic.
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Presented as part of National Theatre of Parramatta’s True West program.
True West is NTofP’s capacity building program that supports and shines a light on the fresh and vibrant voices of Western Sydney artists from creation to skills development and production. Based in the geographic heart of Sydney, we are amplifying these voices and adding their stories to our cultural landscape.
