Australasia’s favourite pop-up theatre company, Pop-up Globe, is delighted to announce that a brand-new season of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will soon be popping up in Auckland’s city centre!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream -- Shakespeare’s hugely popular comedy, celebrates love and marriage and famously features the mischievous shenanigans of the fairy-jester Puck. Escaping the harsh world of the Athenian court, two pairs of lovers flee to the forest. There they encounter the King and Queen of the fairies, who place spells on them, changing who they love. When the fairies also come across a group of amateur actors, and change one of them into a donkey, madness ensues!
Inspired by Shakespeare’s own company, for this production the Pop-up Globe Shakespeare Company will present a cast of 8 performers who will each play several roles. Pop-up Globe will also premiere Pop-up Globe’s King’s Court, an exclusive new experience inspired by King James VI & I’s private theatre at the Palace of Whitehall 400 years ago.
Audiences of just 100 people will enjoy a 3-hour experience including a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream so intimate they’ll see the sweat on the actors’ faces, accompanied with celebratory canapés and drinks by the team at Auckland’s Vivace Restaurant. There are four performances from 31 October. This experience is perfect as a special evening with close friends or as a pre-Christmas gathering of VIP clients, customers and colleagues, and is exclusive to Q Theatre’s Loft in Auckland.
Earlybird prices end at midnight on Monday 7 October.
Pop-up Globe's King's Court – A VIP Experience
Be at the premiere season of Pop-up Globe’s King’s Court, a special new experience inspired by King James’s private theatre at the Palace of Whitehall 400 years ago!
As part of the King’s Court, you will enjoy the royal treatment with pre-show celebratory canapes and drinks by the team at Vivace Restaurant. Perfect for a special evening with close friends or as a pre-Christmas gathering of VIP clients, customers and colleagues, this is an experience exclusive to Q Theatre’s Loft. Take in the magic and mischief of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and indulge in a curated menu of celebratory canapes and drinks by Vivace Restaurant, all inspired by the iconic play!
$2 per hour to a max of $12 on weekends and a $12 flat rate for weekday evenings at The Civic car park. Find out more.