Information Evening: Thursday 29th July 2021, 7pm Peat Street Dance Studio, 82-92 Peat Street
Regarding "The Merry Wives of Windsor", performing 24th-27th February 2022
Auditions: 21st & 22nd August 2021 - SEE SEPARATE PAGE
Shakespeare-In-the-Park-Whanganui is held in the beautiful Bason Botanic Gardens on Rapanui Road. There have been 3 productions: "Macbeth" (2016); "The Tempest" (2018) and "Merchant of Venice" (2020). Plans are afoot for the next production, scheduled for February 2022. Productions involve local artists (actors, musicians, fine art), local crew and local service providers to bring 4 performances to life in this outdoor setting. The Bason Botanic Gardens' Trust are the producers, enjoying the fact that the Gardens are brought to the attention of a wider audience.
Karen Craig is ComplEmentary Productions and has directed all of the past productions and will be directing the upcoming production. Karen has been involved in amateur dramatics for many years in the US, the UK, the UAE and NZ. She attended University in Wales, taking Drama and English, and then attended a postgraduate course at ARTTS, which provided training in theatre, TV, radio and film.
Regarding "The Merry Wives of Windsor", performing 24th-27th February 2022
Auditions: 21st & 22nd August 2021 - SEE SEPARATE PAGE
Shakespeare-In-the-Park-Whanganui is held in the beautiful Bason Botanic Gardens on Rapanui Road. There have been 3 productions: "Macbeth" (2016); "The Tempest" (2018) and "Merchant of Venice" (2020). Plans are afoot for the next production, scheduled for February 2022. Productions involve local artists (actors, musicians, fine art), local crew and local service providers to bring 4 performances to life in this outdoor setting. The Bason Botanic Gardens' Trust are the producers, enjoying the fact that the Gardens are brought to the attention of a wider audience.
Karen Craig is ComplEmentary Productions and has directed all of the past productions and will be directing the upcoming production. Karen has been involved in amateur dramatics for many years in the US, the UK, the UAE and NZ. She attended University in Wales, taking Drama and English, and then attended a postgraduate course at ARTTS, which provided training in theatre, TV, radio and film.
