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And that's all folks. Introducing the creatives forces behind May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain) by Sean Dioneda Rivera.

MAY MGA UOD ANG UTAK MO
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio

Creator/Performer: Sean Dioneda River
Stunt Co-ordinator/Supporting Performer: Tyler Kōkiri

Director: Nī Dekkers-Reihana
Producer: Nahyeon Lee
Lighting Designer: Jennifer Lal
AV Designer: Darryl Chin
Sound Designer: Paige Pomana
Set Designer: Grace Newton
Script Advisor: Sam Brooks

📸 : Jinki Cambronero

Coming to the show tonight? Join us at our official Afterparty, 'Til Late, to close out the Winter/Matariki Season at Basement Theatre.

With a DJs lined up and kicking off at 9pm after E ngaro ana Koe? come get hot and sweaty with us on the dance floor.

📸 : Jinki Cambronero

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio
Ticket link in bio.

Final show tonight for May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo by Sean Dioneda Rivera and it's fully sold out. Relive the season with these delectable images by Jinki Cambronero.

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio.

The entire season is SOLD out. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket to the show.

Want more? Wriggle around with the worms deep in Sean's brain by reading this conversation between Playwright-Performer Sean Dioneda Rivera & Nathan Joe on Bad Apple.

Read here: www.badapple.gay/2025/08/25/groundhog-wake/

“This show is special to me not because it’s based on truth, but because of its lies, its f**kery, its facade and fantasy, and that’s what kept drawing me back to take another crack at writing this deeply strange and twisted show.

because what is theatre if not a bit of fantasy?”
- Sean Dioneda Rivera, playwright & performer

Read the full Writer’s Note through the link in our bio.

The only chance to catch the show is tonight, Saturday is sold out. Don’t miss out.

Photo: Jinki Cambronero ()

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio
Ticket link in bio.

Welcome to the wake that never ends.

May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms In Your Brain) opened last night! Get your tickets quick - only three more shows left (and tonight is sold out!)

Photo: Jinki Cambronero ()

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio
Ticket link in bio.

Opening Wednesday!

“Everything is sacred and nothing is sacred. Everything is stupid and silly, and everything is deeply serious and matters so much.”

Read playwright Sean Dioneda Rivera’s (.dioneda.rivera) chat with Sam Brooks () ahead of opening night on the Basement blog ().

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio
Ticket & full article link in bio

Hi! It’s me your local friendly independent theatre producer!

Nahyeon Lee is a theatre producer & filmmaker. Notable works include writing & directing for the film Kāinga, writing The First Prime Time Asian Sitcom and is the founder of Punctum Productions (hi!)

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio
Ticket link in bio

Creating the lighting design for May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo is the legendary Jennifer Lal.

Jennifer is lighting Sean’s show with much love and privilege, as only a Mum can for her Son.

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio
Ticket link in bio

Introducing Grace Newton as the set Designer for May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo.

Grace is an award winning performance designer and artist newly based in Tāmaki Makaurau.

She is looking forward to diving back into the weird, dark and delightful world of Sean’s brain and May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo.

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio
Ticket link in bio

Creating the Sound Design for the show is Paige Pomana (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Rongomaiwahine) a musician, audio engineer, and sound designer originally from Te Tairāwhiti.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Recording Arts from SAE in 2021 has seen Paige dabble in the realms of film, television and theatre - working on ‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race’ and ‘Celebrity Treasure Island’ as well as Silo Theatre’s ‘Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner’, ‘The First Prime-Time Asian Sitcom’ and Tuakoi Ohia’s ‘Kōpū’.

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May Mga Uod Ang Utak Mo (There Are Worms in Your Brain)
6.30pm
27-30 August
Basement Theatre, Studio
Ticket link in bio