Welcome
In 2009 it’s time to celebrate Shakespeare’s Sonnets turning 400 by endeavouring to perform the entire canon in Wellington and embracing everything Shakespeare in New Zealand throughout the year! Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) fosters festivals in schools and beyond, and encourages fun with Shakespeare in his infinite variety.
Programme
Encompassing international, professional, emerging professional, educational, community and allied troupes, organisations, companies and activities, Compleate Workes 2009 will present a feast of the Bard. From the international premiere of Cardenio to performances in a multitude of site-specific spaces, the programme will even fill the airwaves with weekly broadcasts of the sonnets throughout the year.
This website will be updated regularly as more events emerge.
Participation
It’s never too late to participate - you can let us know how you want to be involved until the end of 2009! Bear in mind that the sooner you tell us, the more promotion we can give you and the more time people will have to see and hear what you are doing.
Fill in the Registration Form and return it to SGCNZ by one of the methods stated. Even if you can only fill in part of the form initially, you can submit the rest of the information as soon as it is known. You will also need to become a Friend of SGCNZ. Do so using the form on our website: www.shakespeare.org.nz/wiki.
About Us
SGCNZ Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand was founded in 1991 as a result of New Zealand’s project to create a gift of four huge Hangings for Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Life skills enhancement and opportunities for people of all ages are provided by SGCNZ through its various activities based around the works of Shakespeare. SGCNZ has Charities Commission registration, which means donations are eligible for tax rebate purposes and extremely welcome!
Endorsements
“I was both surprised and honoured to be invited to be a Patron for SGCNZ Compleate Workes 2009. It is exciting to see the verve and enthusiasm which Shakespeare is evoking throughout New Zealand. I hope to return at some stage and see the performances in action.” – Richard Olivier, OMA
“It is wonderful to know that Shakespeare’s reach is truly global, with SGCNZ instigating and overseeing the production of the full canon through its Compleate Workes 2009 programme. My best wishes to all for this ambitious and exciting project and I do hope that I may get to see some of the productions by some means or other!” - Peter Kyle, CEO Shakespeare’s Globe