Shakespeare in the Car Park?
Not sure if Shakespeare is for you? Come along and check out these AMAZING free shows from the masters of outdoor theatre! You might find yourself laughing, singing and dancing ... you might even cry! The Barden Party were the stars of the 2023 and 2024 festivals and have return again with a brand new bluegrass MACBETH!
April 11th, 7pm (Centre City Carpark)
April 12th, 6pm (Pioneer Village Green)
Gamelan Theatre
Saturday 5th April, 7.30 King's Theatre
Amazing music and Puppetry telling epic stories that will entrance the whole family! Something very different for 2025!
Pop-Up Globe Company returns with a brilliant new Midsummers Nights Dream!
The Pop-up Globe Shakespeare Company is delighted to present its all-new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s best known and most loved comedies.
This isn’t dusty old Shakespeare – this is alive, like a party.
Rowdy, rambunctious, and joyful, welcome to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pop-up Globe style.
“It’s got everything you’ve ever wanted in a play – love triumphant, and a bit with a dog”. David Lawrence, Artistic Director, Pop-up Globe
SHAKESPEARE
IN SCHOOLS
King's Theatre, 7th April
1.30pm
Ugly Shakespeare Company, who have been dazzling audiences with high speed, irreverent productions for years, bring one of the Bard's most popular works to stage. This is the absolute best introduction to Shakespeare you will ever have!
Free entry to schools.
Taranaki Region, 8th April
King's Theatre from 3.30
Door sales $5
The best talent from Taranaki Secondary Schools converge on The King's Theatre for regional qualifier for the annual nationwide Shakespeare Competition that always delivers an outstanding spectacle.
Promise and Promiscuity
Penny Ashton
Since 2013 Promise and Promiscuity has delicately romped all over the world from Stewart Island to Regina, Saskatchewan to Edinburgh, Adelaide to Bath, Upper Hutt to Limerick and Perth to Ms Austen’s final resting place in Winchester. Over 100 cities and towns in six countries have echoed with laughter at this one-woman multi-character musical which has charmed and delighted thousands with its wit, innuendo and satirical sparkle, with a little side order of A Midsummer Night's Dream for those who like some "play within a play" action.
Friday April 4th, 7.30pm King's Theatre
