Yes Yes Yes
YES YES YES
Jamie and Ari like each other. Karin and Tom do too. đ
They might be at two separate parties, but their stories are identical.
Until they really arenât.
Part confession, part documentary, part open conversation, YES YES YES is a theatre show created for young people that explores the knotty and necessary topics of healthy relationships, desire and consent.
This work from award-winning duo Karin McCracken and Eleanor Bishop blends audience interaction with a captivating solo performance, and features in-depth interviews with teenagers from around Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Creative team
Written by: Eleanor Bishop & Karin McCracken
Performance: Karin McCracken
Direction: Eleanor Bishop
Lighting Design: Rachel Marlow for Filament 11
Workshop participants and interview subjects: Epsom Girls Grammar School, Papakura High School, Newlands College and Court Theatre Drama classes
Drama Teacher Liaisons: Anna Richardson (EGGS), Anita Imlach (PHS), Jo Matheson (NC) & Rachel Tully (Court)
Videographer: Sacha Stejko, Jack OâDonnell & Alex Hubert
Production Photography: Jinki Cambronero
Commissioned by Auckland Live
Supported by Creative NZ, Boosted & Rape Prevention Education (RPE)
Presentations:
Hamilton Garden Arts Festival, Hamilton, NZ, February 27-28, 2019
Kerikeri High School, Upsurge Festival, Bay of Islands, NZ, April 5, 2019
James Hargest College, Southland Arts Festival, Invercargill, NZ, May 2, 2019
BATS Theatre, Wellington, NZ, May 28- June 1, 2019
Auckland Live, Auckland, NZ, June 17-22, 2019
TAHI Festival, BATS Theatre, Wellington, NZ, October 22, 2020
Circa Theatre, Wellington, NZ, March 23-27, 2021
Court Theatre, Christchurch, NZ, May 18-20, 2021
Te Kuiti Little Theatre, Te Kuiti, 10 June, 2021
Court Theatre, Christchurch, 31 May - 3 June, 2022
Herald Theatre, Auckland, 14-17 June, 2022
Carterton Events Centre, 20 June, 2022
Circa Theatre, Wellington, 28 June - 1 July, 2022
Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland, 28 Feb - 1 Mar, 2023
HOTA, Surfers Paradise, 28-29 August 2023
Horizon Festival, Sunshine Coast, 1 September 2023
La Boite, Brisbane, 4-6 September 2023
Arts Centre Melbourne, 11-15 September 2023
Reykjavik Arts Festival, Iceland, 2-3 June 2024
Westwind Festival, Essen, Germany, 5-6 June 2024
Licensing:
Ie Ie Ie - Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru (Wales) 5 Feb -15 March 2024
SĂ SĂ SĂ - Teatre De L'Aurora (Barcelona) 1-3 March 2024
Awards:
Outstanding Performance, Karin McCracken: Yes Yes Yes. Wellington Theatre Awards 2019
Excellence in Theatre for Social Change. Wellington Theatre Awards 2019
Excellence for Overall Production, Auckland Theatre Awards 2019
Joanna Thomson Photography