I attended this one-hour recital with a friend, with whom I had just had afternoon tea in the 4^th floor café at Te Papa.  She insisted that we should queue for Xiao Ma at 3.30pm; in fact, we went earlier, and soon a huge queue built up.  The doors weren't opened until nearly 4pm, and people poured in till the theatre was absolutely full. Mere Boynton welcomed the audience and... read more