9 Sep 2024

New Billy T. James cabaret - Be like Billy?

From Afternoons, 1:27 pm on 9 September 2024

A new cabaret show Be like Billy? explores the legacy of one's of New Zealand's greatest entertainers Billy T James.

Rutene Spooner grew up watching Billy's work on old VHS tapes with his whanau ... and now stars in the one-man show where he shares his personal relationship with his childhood hero and looks into the complicated past and future of Māori in entertainment. 

Rutene Spooner

Rutene Spooner Photo: Screenshot

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