An exhilarating theatrical poetry experience, alive with energy and rhythm. It's a thought-provoking and unapologetic work, drawing from Tusiata Avia's poetry.
Breathing provocative new life into the play’s examination and celebration of what it is to be a Samoan woman, Anapela Polata’ivao’s commanding direction, introduces nuance, power and dramatic sophistication into Tusiata Avia’s deeply personal view of Pacific Island life and its sometimes uneasy collisions with New Zealand.
In the wake of this unending colonial earthquake, five Samoan characters make their lives between two cultures: playing, gossiping, enduring, enforcing the patriarchal status quo and carving out powerful new identities.
Vivid, passionate, and compelling, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt is also flush with humour and pure entertainment.
Riverside Theatres is proud to offer the community ticketing initiative on Friday 19 & Saturday 20 April 2024 to any person/s who identifies as Pacific Islanders, Tagata Moana, Oceania, and people of the Pacific. This initiative is to engage with the Pacific community whose rich culture, history and storytelling traditions are woven into the tapestry of Greater Western Sydney. > Buy Community Tickets
Anapela Polata’ivao
Stacey Leilua
Joanna Mika-Toloa
Petmal Lam
Ilaisaane Green
Leki Jackson-Bourke (Musician)
Writer Tusiata Avia
Director Anapela Polata’ivao
Choreographer / Stage Manager Mario Faumui
Production Manager / Sound Operator Emily Hakaraia
Drummer Leki Jackson-Bourke
Set Design Jane Hakaraia & Tyla Vaeau
Lighting Designer Rachel Marlow
Lighting Operator Peter Davison
Executive Producer Victor Rodger FCC Productions
Producer Andrew Malmo
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Companion Card accepted
Assistive Hearing system available (FM)
Plus-sized Seats available
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Originally co-produced by Silo Theatre and Auckland Arts Festival
This tour is made possible with the support of Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa.
Riverside acknowledges the Dharug people who are the traditional custodians of the land of Parramatta. We pay our respects to the elders past and present of the Dharug nation and extends that respect to other Aboriginal people visiting this site.