FMP WHANAU TAKE THE EPIC PLAY ON SHOW ACROSS NZ, STRING THEORY (COMPLETE SHOW) OUT AUGUST 18 & NEW VIDEOS

While things are a tad quiet on the FMP live front, we've got members of the family who are taking an amazing new show across NZ!

Play On showcases Paul McLaney as a composer and features Esther Stephens, Julia Deans, Maisey Rika, Ria Hall, Laughton Kora, Mara TK, Andy Keegan, Richie Pickard & Jessica Hindin, Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper & Rachel Wells (The Black Quartet).

In April 2016, FMP family member Paul McLaney assembled a collection of well-known musicians to perform Play On at Auckland’s Pop-up Globe Theatre. The show saw a collection of Shakespeare’s most well-known soliloquies performed as a song cycle by some of NZ’s most talented vocalists.

This year, the show will travel to the Christchurch Arts Festival, Taranaki Arts Festival and the Auckland Live International Cabaret Season, with each show featuring tracks from the album replicated by a range of musical talents, in some of the country’s finest venues. 

Taranaki International Arts Festival – Crystal Palace, Friday August 25
Paul McLaney w/ Julia Deans, Mara TK & Jessica Hindin, Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper & Rachel Wells (The Black Quartet)
Tickets available now from Ticketek

Christchurch Arts Festival – Isaac Theatre Royal, Wednesday August 30
Paul McLaney w/ Julia Deans, Maisey Rika, Ria Hall, Fran Kora, Laughton Kora, Mara TK, Andy Keegan, Richie Pickard & Jessica Hindin, Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper & Rachel Wells (The Black Quartet)
Tickets available now from Ticketek

Auckland Live International Cabaret Season – Concert Chamber
Saturday September 16 (Evening Show) & Sunday 17 (Matinee Show)
Paul McLaney w/ Julia Deans, Ria Hall, Laughton Kora, Mara TK, Andy Keegan, Richie Pickard & Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper, Peau Halapua & Rachel Wells
Tickets available now from Auckland Live

Paul McLaney & Various Artists - Play On

Before the shows, you can get your hands on the Play On album, out August 4.

Play On features Paul McLaney with Esther Stephens, Julia Deans, Maisey Rika, Ria Hall, Laughton Kora, Mara TK, Andy Keegan (Drums), Richie Pickard (Bass) & Jessica Hindin, Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper & Rachel Wells (The Black Quartet), and features 11 stunning tracks set to some of Shakespeare’s most famous words for the first time. 

ALL LINKS TO PRE-ORDER

ARTS FESTIVAL SHOWS ACROSS NZ

Fly My Pretties - String Theory (The Complete Show)

And it's also less than a month until the release of The Complete Show!

Out August 18, String Theory (The Complete Show) will contain all 18 tracks recorded live over nine sold out shows across Auckland's Mercury Theatre and Wellington's Paramount Theatre in August 2016. The release will be available digitally, and for the first time since the release of the Live at Bats EP, on vinyl. 

The double 180 gram LP contains five unreleased songs and showcases the amazing artwork from Jaime Robertson.

The String Theory cast represents a mix of longstanding FMP members, with some of the country’s brightest talents - including: A Girl Named Mo, Bailey Wiley, Ills Winter, Miloux, Ria Hall, James Coyle, Jarney Murphy, Iraia Whakamoe, Laughton Kora, Mike Fabulous, Nigel Patterson, Ryan Prebble, Tiki Taane, and of course Barnaby Weir. 

PRE ORDER THE VINYL HERE

WATCH 4 OF THE 5 NEW FMP VIDEOS HERE

Love, FMP xx