Shakespeare-In-The-Park Whanganui is held in the beautiful Bason Botanic Gardens on Rapanui Road.
There have been 4 productions: "Macbeth" (2016); "The Tempest" (2018) and "Merchant of Venice" (2020) and "Merry Wives of Windsor" (2023). Seasons are very limited - a Thursday/Friday/Saturday night performance closing on the Sunday matinee. The production involves local artists (actors, musicians, fine art), local crew and local service providers to bring the 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. For the last 2 productions, there has also been a cut-down/primer-type 15-minute performance on the Saturday of the Vintage Weekend, which lightly touches some of the themes of the plays. For more information, email us at shakespeareintheparkwhanganui@gmail.com or basonbotanicgardens@gmail.com.
(Image below by Steve Caudwell of Whanganui Photography Ltd - "Merry Wives of Windsor")
There have been 4 productions: "Macbeth" (2016); "The Tempest" (2018) and "Merchant of Venice" (2020) and "Merry Wives of Windsor" (2023). Seasons are very limited - a Thursday/Friday/Saturday night performance closing on the Sunday matinee. The production involves local artists (actors, musicians, fine art), local crew and local service providers to bring the 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. For the last 2 productions, there has also been a cut-down/primer-type 15-minute performance on the Saturday of the Vintage Weekend, which lightly touches some of the themes of the plays. For more information, email us at shakespeareintheparkwhanganui@gmail.com or basonbotanicgardens@gmail.com.
(Image below by Steve Caudwell of Whanganui Photography Ltd - "Merry Wives of Windsor")
