zealand explored ori themes disintegration ori identity ''the pohutakawa tree'' ''awatea'' ref name nz history ref name brit ck mervyn thompson controversial playwright wrote plays autobiographical political elements ''o temperance '' ref name brit ck group downstage actors left found circa theatre produced ''glide time'' roger hall one first productions ref name explosion hall became new zealand 's commercially successful playwright ''glide time'' became new zealand icon turned tv sitcom ref name explosion ref name years greg mcgee 's ''foreskin 's lament''
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