You haven't long been in Tauranga. How did you come to be here?
We moved our family to Tauranga two years ago from Auckland for a lifestyle change and haven't looked back.
What are your arts backgrounds?
Nadine holds a degree in Theatre from Auckland University and completed a two-year diploma in Performing Arts in Wellington.
Pascal is a veteran of the Auckland theatre scene, having acted and directed in many Shakespeare plays over the past 25 years. He played the leads in Auckland Summer Shakespeare productions and more recently Macbeth (2014) and Iago in Othello (2015) at Detour Theatre.
Where did you meet?
We met while both performing in an outdoor summer Shakespeare production of King Lear at The Pumphouse Takapuna, way back in 2001!
So how did you find the Bay of Plenty arts scene when you arrived in Tauranga compared to Auckland?
We did find there is a strong theatre community in Tauranga and were warmly welcomed into the fold. We noticed there was not an annual production in Tauranga and are now remedying this!