September 6, 2016

Victoria University of Wellington Summer Shakespeare 2017  

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 

Directed by Peter Hambleton 

Auditions  

25-26 September 2016  

Shakespeare’s rarely performed comedy tells the story of a love so strong it causes a young woman to risk everything for the chance of happiness. Romance, Love, Lust and True Virtue are hilariously examined in a fiendishly clever plot with all the inventive wit we expect, and seasoned with the warmth and wisdom of an older generation who watch anxiously from the sidelines. 

Peter Hambleton is one of the country’s most accomplished actor/directors – specializing in Shakespeare.  He starred in THE HOBBIT movie trilogy as grumpy redheaded Dwarf Gloin, directed the award-winning EQUIVOCATION at Circa Theatre, and is a SGCNZ Shakespeare’s Globe Fellow.

The fastest Shakespeare comedy on wheels!
@ Civic Square

AUDITIONS   
(venue tbc. – Central Wellington) 
Application Deadline: September 18 2016

Audition times:
11am – 6pm Sunday 25 September
6 – 9pm Monday 26 September  

You will need to be available for a group audition as well as a 15-minute solo audition.

Callbacks by invitation: Saturday 1 October, Sunday 2 October (tbc)

IMPORTANT DATES

October 13th: Cast and crew meet and read through  

October 15th: Rehearsals start (2 nights a week and Saturdays) 

December 18 – January 10: Christmas Break  

17th February to Saturday 4th March 2017: Season (daily except Mondays) 

To apply: Send a brief bio outlining your stage experience (maximum one A4 page) to:  stagemanager@summershakespeare.co.nz by 18 September 2016

Media release:

The Summer Shakespeare Trust is thrilled to announce that renowned Wellington theatre artist Peter Hambleton will direct the 2017 Victoria University Summer Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, in Civic Square.  

Shakespeare’s rarely performed comedy tells the story of a love that is so strong it causes a young woman to risk everything for the chance of happiness.

Romance, love, lust and true virtue are hilariously examined in a fiendishly clever plot with all the inventive wit we expect, seasoned with the warmth and wisdom of an older generation who watch anxiously from the sidelines.

All’s Well That Ends Well will be excitingly staged in a corner of Wellington’s magnificent Civic Square – with lots of speedy action and laughs using bikes, skateboards and a madcap variety of anything and everything on wheels.  

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