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Estelle Chout is a New Zealand playwright and actor. Her work represents queer Afro-Caribbean migrants in Aotearoa with her play Po' Boys and Oysters that premiered in 2022.
Chout was born on Martinique an island of the Caribbean, and has lived in London. She moved to New Zealand in 2017 and lives in Auckland.[1]
Chout's first play Po' Boys and Oysters is a comedy loosely based on her life and features 'a black lesbian couple wanting to adopt a child'.[1][2] The play was the first produced by Black Creatives Aotearoa and appeared at the Auckland Pride Festival at the Basement Theatre after some delays due to Covid-19.[3] The play was nominated for an Adam’s NZ Playwright Award in 2021.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
| Theatre | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Po' Boys and Oysters - Basement Theatre | Playright and lead role | Director: Dione Joseph |
| 2018 | Good People - Howick Little Theatre | Role: Kate | Director: Vic Leilua |
| Screen work | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cadbury 'Donations' campaign | Role: Coach | Production Company: Good Oil | TVC |
| 2020 | The Reading | Role: Delphine | Director: Kacie Stetson | Short film |
| 2019 | A Twist of Fate | Role: God | Production Company: Team Automatic | Short film |
| 2019 | Titus Andronicus | Role: Tamora | Director: Dawn Glover | Short film |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Black lesbian playwright debuts New Zealand's first play about Afro-queer immigrants". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Po' Boys and Oysters - Caribbean Kiwi playwright Estelle Chout". RNZ. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "NZ's first play about gay Black couple to debut after Covid setbacks". 1News. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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