The Handlers - Kōrero with Poata Alvie McKree

The Handlers - Kōrero with Poata Alvie McKree

Join us on Saturday 29th March, 11am –12pm to hear playwright Alvie McKree and Te Toi Uku director Louise Stevenson discuss Alvie’s play The Handlers that debuted at Te Pou Theatre in 2024.

A sell-out show, The Handlers, delves into the lives of wāhine handling it all in the Crown Lynn factory during the 1970s. Humorous, emotional and nostalgic, the play explores discrimination and racism in the labour market during the time.

Poata Alvie McKree (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi ki Whangaroa, St Vincent, Barbados) is an interdisciplinary artist and arts therapist committed to telling stories that foster our connection to the earth, the ancestors, the divine, and each other. Alvie writes for live performance, facilitates therapeutic art and movement workshops, and offers ritual and ceremonial gatherings for women. Alvie’s play, The Handlers, debuted at Te Pou Theatre in 2024.

• Spaces are limited for this event.

• Light refreshments, on Crown Lynn crockery, will be served afterwards.

• A koha for this event supports Te Toi Uku’s creative community activities.

• This is an accessible with assistance event.

Generously supported by the Auckland Council’s Creative Communities Scheme CNZ

The Handlers debuted at Te Pou Theatre, 2024.

Host or Publisher New Lynn Community Hub and Te Toi Uku Crown Lynn & Clayworks Museum