Summer Shakespeare
On this page:
- Current Production
- Celebrating Shakespeare in Live Performance
- Summer Shakespeare Trust
- Contact Details
- Past Summer Shakespeare Productions
Current Production
For information on the current production visit the Summer Shakespeare website.
Celebrating Shakespeare in Live Performance
The first Summer Shakespeare was in 1983, when Adrian Kiernander's memorable A Midsummer Night's Dream took over the University quadrangle. Since then, the Summer Shakespeares have become known for their energetic, large-cast productions and their festive approach to the plays. They have been performed outside in the Quad, Wellington Civic Square, the Amphitheatre in Te Papa, Boyd Wilson Field, the Amphitheatre at 77 Fairlie Terrace and in the Dell at the Wellington Botanical Gardens to large and appreciative audiences.
Summer Shakespeare Trust
The Summer Shakespeare Trust was formed in 1985, at the request of the VUWSA Drama Club, for two purposes: first, to provide advice, continuity and a secure base from which to create each annual show; second, to provide a responsible management group as a guarantee to the Wellington public, and to all the organisations and individuals who so generously support the Summer Shakespeare. The Summer Shakespeare Trust now works in affiliation with the School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.
Contact Details
Sally Thorburn
Administrator and Producer
sally@summershakespeare.org.nz
027 432 8935
Wellington Summer Shakespeare Trust
PO Box 9925
Marion Square, Wellington 6141
Past Summer Shakespeare Productions
2011 - The Winter's Tale
2010 - Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor
2009 – Henry V
2007 – As You Like It
2006 – The Taming of the Shrew
2005 – Much Ado About Nothing
2004 – The Tempest
2003 – Romeo and Juliet