The Children of Sacred Valley

From one of New Zealand’s most beloved comedians, Tom Sainsbury, and his less well-known but equally crack-up pal, Lara Fischel-Chisholm, comes a hilarious new comedy dance show about a plucky journo and a bowl-cut-loving cult nestled somewhere in a non-specific corner of the Coromandel. Weird rituals? You bet. Hypnotic dancing? Of course. A wonderfully silly hour of laughs? Always.

Investigative journalist Davina Cobb has lost her job. She needs an exposé that will catapult her side hustle – an online newsletter named “The Cobb Web” – into the limelight and save her bacon. She sets her sights on the highly secretive religious community known as “The Children”. Posing as a lost vagrant, disillusioned with the demands of society, Davina infiltrates the community and aligns herself with the charismatic leader and self-appointed guru, Giving Lover. Will Davina have the scoop of the century and become an internet news sensation? Will the cult members cotton on to her true identity? Or will Davina become inveigled into a mind-blowing conspiracy that will redefine life as we know it?

The Children of Sacred Valley marks the return of Auckland (and now Whangārei’s) favourite comedy dance company, Dynamotion. Tom and Lara are thrilled to introduce you to some of Aotearoa’s finest dance comedians in an hour of pure joy, thumping tunes, outrageous characters, wonderfully inventive choreography and so much laughing. Don’t miss this critically acclaimed company do what it does best. You can skip the gym – your abs and face will ache with laughter.

Featuring: Kate Simmonds (Loop Track), Arlo Gibson (Nude Tuesday, Spartacus, Educators), Liv Tennet (Double Parked, Kiri and Lou, Power Rangers), Shaan Kesna (Power Rangers, Supercity), Cat Fawcett-Cornes, Karamia Muller, Harry NcNaughton (Shortland Street, The Trick), Jennie Robertson, Kermath and Sunny Liew.

*Contains haze, mild strobing, adult themes and colourful language.