I’m not going near ‘that place’: True life drama of Māori in health system

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I’m not going near ‘that place’: True life drama of Māori in health system

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A whānau’s story with Cherish-Peace, Ezekiel and Serenity-Grace Nielson with Fran Kawene

Verbatim theatre can stir empathy, awaken memories and even draw an almost exact picture of the life you’re living. It’s being used to give voice to how Māori experience health, writes Virginia McMillan

The play itself accesses directly people’s heart and minds, rather than getting intellectual, which can stop us changing our behaviour Routine su, Fran Kawene, Playwright and professional practice fellow Fran Kawene says theatre in medical education increases empathy