Indian Ink Theatre Company

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Jacob Rajan (left), at his investiture as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre, by the governor-general, Sir Jerry Mateparae, on 23 May 2013 Jacob Rajan MNZM investiture.jpg
Jacob Rajan (left), at his investiture as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre, by the governor-general, Sir Jerry Mateparae, on 23 May 2013

Indian Ink Theatre Company is a New Zealand theatre company founded by actor Jacob Rajan MNZM (b. 1966) and director/writer Justin Lewis (b. 1967). [1] Founded in 1996, Indian Ink's first theatrical production was Krishnan's Dairy, which went on to win the Chapman Tripp Award for Production of the Year (1997). The following year Krishnan's Dairy presented in the bigger theatre Downstage Theatre and was so popular the season was extended by five shows. [2] Over the years Indian Ink's productions have been toured through New Zealand and overseas with presentations including Krishnan's Dairy, The Candlestick Maker, and The Pickle King. [3] Its most recent production is Dirty Work: An Ode to Joy (2023). [4]

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Kiss the Fish (2013) was heavily influenced by Balinese masks and gamelan and Rajan and Lewis had studied in Indonesia. The original title of the play was Monkeys and Men. [5]

New Zealand theatre-maker Murray Edmond has been dramaturg with Indian Ink. [6]

Plays

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Rajan". Playmarket. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  2. ↑ Smythe, John (2004). Downstage upfront : the first 40 years of New Zealand's longest-running professional theatre. Wellington, N.Z.: Victoria University Press. ISBN   0-86473-489-1. OCLC   60386677.
  3. ↑ Guest, Bill (2010). Transitions : four decades of Toi Whakaari : New Zealand Drama School. Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School. Wellington [N.Z.]: Victoria University Press. p. 171. ISBN   978-0-86473-642-0. OCLC   669968400.
  4. ↑ "Indian Ink Theatre Company". Indian Ink Theatre Company. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Mead, Kate (8 September 2013). "Master of Arts". Sunday Star Times. pp. E32–33.
  6. ↑ Maunder, Paul (2013-01-01). Rebellious Mirror: Community-based Theatre in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Canterbury University Press. ISBN   978-1-927145-45-6.
  7. ↑ "Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream". Q Theatre. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  8. ↑ Laurie Atkinson; David O'Donnell, eds. (2013). Playmarket 40: 40 years of playwriting in New Zealand. New Zealand: Playmarket. ISBN   978-0-908607-45-7.

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