The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate - The Musical. Premier 2025

Nino Raphael | Theatre

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Jackson Cordery

Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara

$9,355.00 of $8,000 Raised

$9,355.00 of $10,000 Stretch Goal Raised

117%

57 Generous Donors

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20 Sept 2025

LAND HO! We Have made it to shore, now it's time to set up camp!

With a crew of just 49 donors we reaching our goal of $8000 to help us cover our costs to mount this production and we as a team are incredibly grateful to all that have donated so far.

This stretch goal is to help make sure that the production can contribute more towards paying our performers and musicians a fair wage for their epic work to come!

For those of you who are still able to spread the word about the show, please do. We look forward to sharing the production below with a sneak peak at our Pirate Mother and Sam played by Jo Hodgson and Finlay Morris

Overview

'The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate – The Musical' is the next best interactive pirate musical from Aotearoa. After 2 years of development and sell our seasons we are seeking further funding to put the wind in our sails and be financially ship-shape for the shows official Premiere.

"lively, rowdy, upbeat, energetic...master composer and lyricist Nino Raphael has created catchy tunes with words that roll off the tongue" ~ Regional News

"It makes sense to me that this famous work should be to translated into sea shanties and a musical adventure. After all, (…) “The way stories usually go, they start with a song”, and we can’t help singing along!” ~ Theatreview

“Had Raphael been captain of the Titanic, the ship would probably have reached shore.” ~ British Theatre Guide

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James Ladanyi

Congratulations Nino & Company- keep pushing this wonderful piece of New Zealand musical theatre forward!!
Matt Muldoon
Anonymous
Lucy Olney
Clementine Smart

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Project Updates

256 Days Ago

SHIVER ME TIMBERS! WE REACHED OUR TARGGHGET!

Tena Koutou, Nau mai, hoki mai!

In less than 24 hours, we shot up from 70% to 107%. That's over $2000 from the community!

From the briney-deep of my heart! Thank you all so much for your contributions. To the friends I know, to the people I am yet to meet and to those you kept their identity anonymous. It is especially strange to receive such generosity to the unknown people who donated.

Because of all of you, we are able to be secured in this production and to put on a show that will be affordable for families with children! At a time of financial hardship in Aotearoa and to see donations from $10 to $2000 it proves that community can make art possible and come alive!

We will be attempting a stretch goal of $10,000 and this money will go solely towards helping pay our artists a closer industry rate for their hard work to put on this show! So if you know anyone still keen to support this production, they still can!

On behalf of the Entire Pirate team, our Director Sara Brodie and Producer Jackson Cordery. A massive thank you.

I never would have dreamed we could take this show from a little 2023 Fringe Pub performance to across the Road at the Hannah Playhouse so soon. You've all made my Piraty-musical dreams come true.

Nino Raphael