Chris Ranui-Molloy's journey from a declining Bay of Plenty logging town to founding Recovery Street is a story of transformation through the most unlikely medium - theatre.

Growing up with a 'FTW mentality' in Murupara, Chris nearly ended up in gang life before heading to drama school in Auckland where isolation, depression, and addiction left him struggling to fit into an unfamiliar world.

Time in prison followed, before he sought treatment at Higher Ground. Eight years clean and sober, Chris now runs Recovery Street - a revolutionary addiction programme where people act out their own trauma stories on stage.

In this conversation, Chris opens up about transformation, pride, and finding his way back to helping his people.

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