Transmission: Beta
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By Stuart McKenzie
Directed by Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie
The fight against Covid became a war with each other
From the elimination of the virus to the elimination of a government. Transmission: BETA is the powerful sequel to Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt’s acclaimed verbatim play Transmission (2021). Transmission recorded the white-knuckle battle to eliminate Covid-19 in Aotearoa. Now, drawn from ongoing interviews with iconic players, Transmission: BETA narrates the fallout from the virus. An emotional roller-coaster, this brand new show records the fiery protests and economic turmoil that followed the vaccination rollouts and mandates, ending with the downfall of a Prime Minister.
Starring Sophie Hambleton, Carrie Green, Sepe Mua’au, Nigel Collins and Simon Leary, Transmission: Beta features the voices of Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson; John Tamihere; economist Bernard Hickey; vaccine scientist Kjesten Wiig; epidemiologist Michael Baker; philanthropist Sam Morgan; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Richard Chambers; MIQ residents; medical practitioners; and anti-mandate protesters. Featuring original music by Rhian Sheehan.
A major new work, Transmission: Beta takes the temperature of a nation.
“I felt like I was preparing people for war. In a way, I guess we were.” — Jacinda Ardern
Reviews
“Gripping, amusing, insightful, unexpected, moving – and needs to go viral” — Theatreview
“a window into the unfathomable responsibility of political power, humane and complex” — The Spinoff”