Taurama was first performed at the Open Air Theatre of the University of Papua New Guinea, by the National Theatre Company, Taora Youth Group and independent amateur actors for the 10th Independence Anniversary, 1985. Nora Vagi Brash was awarded the Independence medal.

The play is based on a real event which occurred on the Papuan coast over four hundred years ago. It tells of the destruction of Taurama village and its subsequent rebirth through a process of reconciliation. The play takes place over a twenty-year time span and follows the life of Kevau Dagora, who helps lay to rest the wandering spirits from the Taurama massacre. It exemplifies the Melanesian Way of resolving conflict through a process of consensus and the cementing together of new alliances through marriage.