Antony and Cleopatra in the Dell, Wellington Botanic Gardens
This year’s production of Antony and Cleopatra marked the 3oth anniversary of Summer Shakespeare Wellington. Antony and Cleopatra opened on Friday 15th to a very appreciative house.
Since the first production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Victoria University quad in 1983, Summer Shakespeare has become a theatrical institution and has kept close ties to Victoria. Summer Shakespeare boasts alumni of many of New Zealand’s leading actors, directors and arts practitioners and we think it’s time to celebrate! We’ll be celebrating the 30th anniversary with a series of special events over the weekend of 22-24 February 2013 and if you’ve been a participant in any of the past 29 productions we’d love you to join us in marking the occasion. We’d also love to hear from anyone with PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTERS, PROGRAMMES and any other material relating to any of the past shows!
On the evening of FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY we’ll be launching our birthday exhibition in the gallery of the St James Theatre, Wellington. On SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY there’ll be the chance to catch up with people from your production/years and a barbeque in the Dell (or at the wet weather venue – you all know what these things are like!) in the afternoon all culminating in the birthday cake! On Saturday evening you’ll get to see our 30th birthday production of Antony and Cleopatra in the Dell, directed by alumni Alison Walls and starring Alistair Browning and Carmel McGlone alongside a cast and crew of Wellington’s latest emerging talent, and there’ll be the opportunity to celebrate with them all afterwards. On SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY there’ll be a special trip to Gladstone Vineyard, which has been the Summer Shakespeare’s Wairarapa getaway since 1998, for a fabulous meal, special entertainment and the best wine in the country. As well as the weekend’s events, there’ll be a special commemorative booklet, Thirty Years of Summer Shakespeare Wellington, featuring photos, detailed entries on past shows, and recollections from past cast and crew.
We’ll be opening official registrations early in January, but to register your interest in the meantime, please contact us via birthday@summershakespeare.co.nz and we’ll get back to you with full information about the weekend’s programme. We’d love to hear from anyone who’s been involved in the Summer Shakespeare in any capacity, whether you’ve stayed in touch with us or not! (And please pass this news on to anyone you know who might have been involved – we have something like 1000 past-participants to locate!)
Looking forward to seeing you all the weekend of 22-24 February 2013!
Click here to buy tickets to Antony & Cleopatra
Fantastic – congratulations on 30 years of celebrating theatre and Mr S!
Glenn McKenzie (Director 1989 – Much Ado About Nothing)
PS: Do you want me to upload some photos from that production? If so, how?
Hi Glenn,
thanks for you comment and yes, would LOVE access to photos from the 1989 Much Ado. Will e-mail you directly to discuss shortly!
David
I would like to know more about schools show: pref a matinee on a Wednesday? Cheers Jo M at Newlands College.
There will be two schools matinees of Summer Shakespeare 2013: Antony and Cleopatra, Wednesdays 20th and 27th February at 11am. We would love to have your students there. Kim Bonnington is working on the schools pack which we hope to make available in early February.
Tickets are $10 per student and there is no charge for accompanying teachers. I can take your booking when the time comes. Sally Thorburn
Victoria University Community Continuing Education will be teaching a short course on Antony and Cleopatra (taught by Janet Secker from the Kapiti Coast) on 4 Saturday mornings in June (8 – 29 June). We would love to be able to work with you to do some mutually beneficial publicity. Is that possible? Could someone please contact me?
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Hi. Where can you purchase tickets?
Tickets are on sale at http://www.dashtickets.co.nz/event/5pk760zb3
You can also purchase them from the i-Site, Civic Square Wellington
Who is eligible to purchase concession tickets? Cheers
Students, retired people and beneficiaries (please bring ID)
What are dates & times & costs for performances at Gladstone as there is nothing as yet on their web site & trying to book ahead. Have always loved coming & like to have it in diary in preparation. Thanks & best wishes for a great 30th celebration & performance.
Hi Jane. Performances at Gladstone are every second year so not 2013. I really hope you can make it to the season in the Dell, Wellington Botanic Gardens – it’s going to be terrific! Tickets and more information about session times is at http://www.dashtickets.co.nz/event/5pk760zb3
You can also purchase tickets at the i-Site, Civic Square Wellington. Sally Thorburn
Do secondary students have to have ID to get concession? not all do. If I am booking for a school group can I book them all at $10? We have never received your mailouts, how do we get on the list?
Hi Jess. Students are $10 each and ID will not be necessary if you arrive as a group to the schools matinees. Teachers are free at these, Wednesday’s 20th and 27th February 11am. We will be sending out a Schools Pack – a resource for you and your students, and I will ensure you are on the list. Please contact me directly if you would like to book for a matinee sally@summershakespeare.co.nz Best, Sally
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Shakespeare Trust.” was in fact a very good posting.
If perhaps it owned more photos this would probably be quite possibly far better.
All the best ,Tilly
more pics will be put up of our publicity shoot, publicity stunt and throughout the festival’s run…!
I have old photos and programmes etc from As You Like It 1995 production. Let me know how I can get them to you.
Hello – Could you tell me how long the nightly programme is at the Dell? Trying to plan for transportation
Hi Anne. Just over 2 1/2 hours including an intermission. See you there! Sally
Could you also tell me whether we should bring our own low chairs for this performance in the Dell? If you don’t I assume the option is to sit on the grass.
thanks, Anne
Hi Anne, You are welcome to bring your own low chairs. We have some chairs which are available for a small donation.
Don’t buy tickets at the I-site office. We were hit with a $4 surcharge which would have been ok except we were buying 6 tickets. Can’t see it was 6 times the sales cost to warrant us paying $24 surcharge.
Sorry about that Stefi – we will discuss it with Dash.
were there any photos taken on opening night and would they be avaiable
Hi Marcel. Yes there were photo’s taken. If you can wait until next week for us to organise this, that would be great. Our filmmaker/photographer is madly working on completing “The Making Of Antony and Cleopatra”, a short film that will be part of the birthday celebration exhibition opening at St James Theatre on Friday.
thanks for that My daughter Holly who on opening night drew the raffle and then made me take her back for the next show on saturday, is keen to have a photo if there is one . You’ll be pleased to know that there is one ten year old from tauranga who came down especially for the play and went twice is now a highly motivated drama student and I suspect has had a life changing experience attending not once but twice thankyou for the inclusion she had fanastic and for any body reading this make a point of going,take a blanket ,a bottle of wine and snacks the performance is excellent I would pay twice as much to attend
Oh I did !!!!!!
Thanks so much! Holly was a wonderful on the stage – can you please email me sally@summershakespeare.co.nz because I would like her to attend and assist again if possible.
Hi there – I see you would like to hear from anyone involved with Twelfth Night (1985) – I was Maria in that production and am happy to send you a copy of the programme if you can give me a mailing address (can’t get it to scan clearly). All the best for the current season!
How does anyone contact you people?????
Seriously I want to buy tickets!!! No phone, no info on if you can buy at the dell!!
Poor amateur marketing.
Hi Sarh
Sorry you’ve had trouble finding us. The outlets are advertised on the posters, flyers etc.
You can book through Dash tickets http://www.dashtickets.co.nz/event/mp950bs14, at various Dash outlets such as the i-Site in Wellington Civic Centre, or just turn up! (We have Eftpos at the Dell too).
Shiows are 7pm every night Tuesday 26th until Saturday 2nd March.
Hi there,
Just wondering how long the show runs for?
Thanks,
Laura
Hi Laura. 2 3/4 hours including a 15 minute interval. 7pm every night – final performance Saturday 2nd. Enjoy the show!