September 16, 2022
Wahine Maori take kāuta comedy to club stage
Five wahine intend to bring the laughs from wharekai to the Auckland comedy stage this weekend.
SHOES OFF (AT THE DOOR) at the Basement Theatre is a stand up comedy show featuring Courtney Dawson, Kura Turuwhenua, Chardé Heremaia, Aunty Lianne and Janaye Henry.
Henry says it’s great to be on stage together supporting each other as a collective.
Her part is mostly unscripted, much like the kōrero from wahine in the wharekai.
“When I started comedy, I would just rock up and talk and I think that’s the main thing. It’s not like in the marae, the aunties are practising and writing their stories that they’re telling that are making you cry-laugh, they have just lived it and it is funny so I think there is so much space for that kind of thing in comedy too,” Henry says.
SHOES OFF (AT THE DOOR) have two more shows tonight and Saturday night.