Maranga Mai audio drama series
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Radio drama is making a real comeback. Aside from the popularity of podcasts, there are new initiatives like the audio series from wahine Maori and va'ine Pasifika writers' collective Maranga Mai. The five radio plays were written as part of the Breaking Ground playwright's festival during the 2020 Lockdown. They'll all be broadcast here on RNZ National, as well as streaming on Kia Mau's digital platform Moana Nui. Lynn Freeman invited Miria George, who worked with the five writers on their scripts, and one of those writers, Stevie Greeks, to come and talk about the series. And then we play the first of the series...
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