Ms Darien Takle, of Auckland, ONZM, for services to the performing arts
Ms Darien Takle, of Auckland, ONZM, for services to the performing arts.
Darien Takle taught acting classes for many years, writing and directing plays for her students. She has been involved with numerous theatre, musical theatre, film and television productions in New Zealand, Australia and England. After a period with the first cohort of the Mercury Theatre, she toured the United Kingdom with the musical ‘Godspell’ and formed her own theatre company in London. She has performed as Dorothy in the ‘Wizard of Oz’, Edith Piaf in ‘Piaf’, Eva Peron in ‘Evita’, Fantine in ‘Les Miserables’, the Headmistress in ‘Heavenly Creatures’, Ruth Scarry in ‘The Lost Tribe’ and Xena’s mother in ‘Xena Warrior Princess’. Recent work with Auckland Theatre Company includes ‘You Can Always Hand Them Back’ and ‘Lysistrata’. Ms Takle has featured in many iconic New Zealand screen programmes.