Maranga Mai - Sandra Tisam

20m • Drama, Fantasy • 2022

In 2022, Māori and Pasifika writers’ collective, Maranga Mai, launch their audio drama series – with the five part series featuring new writing by Tina McNicholas, Sandra Tisam, Sherilee Kahui, Teherenui Koteka and Stevie Greeks.

Written as part of writing festival Breaking Ground in Lockdown 2020 and recorded in April 2021 in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, with a cast of over 20 actors.

This is the story of Mira written by Sandra Tisam. Mira and her friends lie forgotten in a tin shed, reliving past tragedies while getting on each other’s nerves. The return of a familiar face, brings them back together again, to confront the past so they can continue on their journey.

This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.