Helene and Gordon are stuck.Stuck in South Africa and in their same rut.
One longs to get out and experience everything retirement has to offer, while one won’t leave his milk tart.When they finally immigrate to New Zealand, the result is heartbreaking and hilarious as they discover it’s hard work to find "home".
A dark comedic solo show about leaving everything you've ever known and starting over again.
'The South Afreakins' was inspired by my parents, Gordon and Helene Paterson and the story of their immigration from South Africa to New Zealand. This solo show is about the struggle that immigrants feel when they leave everything and everyone they know. When we no longer have work or friends or family around us to give us identity, and we leave behind our niche that is fast closing and the one in front of us hasn't yet opened, where does one find that identity? "
- Robyn Paterson
