Pop-up Globe

Pop-up Globe is the worlds first full scale temporary working replica of Shakespeares theatre, the second Globe. Pop-up Globe opened in Auckland, New Zealand, in February 2016, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares death, and closed in May 2016 after a record-breaking 12-week run of critically acclaimed productions of Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet. Also featured within the season were visiting productions from seven other local companies. With 90,000 attendees over 127 performances, Pop-up Globe 2016 was the largest festival of Shakespeare ever presented in the Southern Hemisphere. After a change in location and a redesign of the playhouse interior, Pop-up Globe re-opened at Aucklands Ellerslie Racecourse in February 2017 with the Pop-up Globe Theatre Company presenting four productions in repertory. Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, As You Like It and Henry V played in Auckland for 14 weeks to 100,000 attendees. The same four productions were joined in repertor...