The show, Sweet Swan of Southland, is a 70-minute pastiche of Shakespearean scenes that focus on love, death and hope as a travelling troupe of thespians connect with their audience through pieces from Much Ado about Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and A Winter’s Tale.
Shakespeare in the Park Charitable Trust president Angela Newell said a cast of nine would be bringing both fresh faces and old hands to the stage this summer.
"One of the best parts of the overall Shakespeare experience, from our point of view, is the magic that happens when our experienced cast and crew get to work with our fresh faces.
"Some of our "babies" have gone on to do great things in theatre throughout Aotearoa and that’s a lovely feeling."
Newell said Shakespeare in the Park had spent quarter of a century sharing a love of the English writer with the community both on and off stage and the trust was always looking to welcome more people into the fold.
Created in collaboration with Waihopai performing arts collective Majestic Frog, Sweet Swan of Southland was a family-friendly show, with lots of easy-to-understand material, she said.
Sweet Swan of Southland will be presented at Invercargill’s Queens Park from February 27 to March 1.
Tickets are available via Eventfinda. Door sales would likely be available. — APL
