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Rolling coverage of the Kiwimeter defamation trial at BATS Theatre
19 - 23 April, 7.30pm |
Kiwimeter in court - brings defamation claim to trial
Maverick judge Jo Randerson will be presiding of the defamation case being brought by TVNZ. Photo: Mouce Young
A group of Wellington theatre makers are staging A Trial at BATS Theatre in order to investigate the issues that TVNZ’s controversial Kiwimeter survey has raised and to put the New Zealand justice system itself under the cauterising lights of the theatre for judgement. The satirical court case will follow real judicial procedures and conventions (with a small degree of creative licence). Each night of the season will be a different stand-alone episode in a serial that will be documented online as it unfolds over the week. In the civil case being brought, TVNZ has sued a prominent commentator [name suppressed] for defamatory statements leading to loss of profit. The public are invited to attend on any night; each episode will see new witnesses interrogated and new attempts to twist the law in favour of one client or another. As part the experience, audience members can put themselves forward to serve on the jury (provided they are available for all five episodes) and give their verdict on the final night. Tickets are available from www.bats.co.nz, along with all the details on how to sign up for jury service. Follow proceedings at atrialshow.weebly.comand @TrialJournoNZ on twitter. A TRIAL IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND, WELLINGTON REGISTRY CIV–2016-289-0001 UNDER THE DEFAMATION ACT 1992 BETWEEN TVNZ (Plaintiff) AND UNNAMED (Defendant) HEARING: 19 APRIL – 23 APRIL ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS Tuesday 19 April Hey Jury, Don't Make it Bad Wednesday 20 April It's Plaintiff to See Thursday 21 April Can I Get a Witness? Friday 22 April Stop Sitting on Defence Saturday 23 April Give it to Me (the Verdict) APPEARANCES Justice Jody Ranzerson: Jo Randerson Counsel for the Plaintiff, Mr Backensdael: Joel Baxendale Counsel for the Defendant, Miss Rizmackon: Karin McCracken Court Taker, Courtney T. Aker: Maria Williams Member of the press, Jacqui Strongarm: Anya Tate-Manning WITNESSES Ria Simmons Tadhg Daly David Farrar Tania Sawicki-Mead Unnamed (defendant) OPERATOR: Jonathan Hobman DESIGNED BY: Nick Zwart and Meg Rollandi PRODUCED BY Joel Baxendale DRAMATURGY: Karin McCracken |
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