This Saturday, 7pm, at Repertory Theatre, two budding playwrights will present their plays to the public as rehearsed readings. Entry is free/koha and comments from everyone will be welcomed in the discussion following, effectively workshopping the four plays.
Well known Whanganui actor/ director Chris McKenzie has had three of his plays selected as finalists in the competition and they range from serious to comedic.
The first play Chris explained to me is called Uncomfortably Numb in Delirium.
About two years ago Chris was seriously ill in Wellington Public Hospital. He was in a coma in the ICU unit.
"It's based on my recollections of what I experienced and thought I heard in that coma.