"I'm really looking forward to taking the show to Whangarei and to be performing at OneOneSix on Bank St. It's becoming an awesome hub for Whangarei theatre and I'm excited to be a part of that. It'll also be great to share the show with my family, who've had to put up with my acting since I was little," he says.
Justin stars beside former drama school classmate Kalyani Nagarajan, an in-demand South Asian Kiwi actress, who plays Mrs K.
Together, they create theatrical mayhem in the rapidly-unfolding, odd-couple drama of a careworn, widowed shopkeeper and a naïve party-mad boarder where the audience becomes the third character in the party within a play.
The tour dates align with Onam, the annual Hindu Festival that celebrates the rice harvest symbolising death and rebirth from August 15-25. Onam is testament to the colourful and riotous parties Indian culture is known for and, while celebrations are going on in the outside world, Indian Ink is set to bring the same joyous festivities inside the theatre with Mrs Krishnan's Party.
"In the spirit of great parties everywhere, particularly colourful Indian parties: laughter abounds, tears are shed, stories are told, wine and secrets are spilled, food is cooked and shared, a mess is made, arguments flare, love is found, faith is restored, wonderful music plays, tables are danced on and 100 strangers leave as friends." – Indian Ink Theatre.