Last week I went to see The Pohutukawa Tree by Bruce Mason. I had heard of this play as a Kiwi classic, but had never seen it and didn't know the story. It is always hard to see plays that were written 50 years ago and try to understand what people must have felt about them at the time. Much drama that was considered groundbreaking half a century ago now seems rather mundane. Despite this, I still found this to be a well-written and thought provoking play. The production was very good too. I'm glad that I have now seen it and can agree that it deserves its iconic status. I reviewed it for the Lumiere website.
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