By Ali Ikram
From cats to a man eating plant to Jesus Christ, it sometimes seems there has been a musical written on just about every subject.
But now thanks to theatre group the Kila Kokonut Krew comes what is billed as the first ever Pasifika musical.
It's south side story, the story of Pacific Islanders coming to this country looking for the Promised Land.
While the show is carried ever onward by an infectious joyousness it does not shirk the cold hard truth that this has not turned out to be the land of milk and honey.
The Factory plays at the Mangere Art Centre for the rest of this month and then some.
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