Kila Kokonut Krew is a theatre company and music producer in Auckland, New Zealand. They have produced 12 music albums, a web series, a TV skit series as well as theatre productions.[1]
The company was started by Toi Whakaari graduates Anapela Polataivao and Vela Manusaute in Manurewa, South Auckland, in 2002, along with 11 other Pasifika artists.[1]
Their first production was comedy/drama Taro King by Manusaute, which was revived in August 2012 at the Mangere Arts Centre for the tenth birthday of the Krew.[2] The play revolves around Manusaute's experiences working in a supermarket in Otara. Manusaute and Polataivao co-directed the cast, which included Goretti Chadwick and Aleni Tufuga.[1]
Other productions included the Pasifika musical The Factory, which played at three locations in Auckland and the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the comedy Once Were Samoans.[3][4]
Vela Manusaute talking about Kila Kokonut Krew's tenth birthday on Tagata Pasifika 23 August 2012