13 Jan 2026

30 years of Auckland's Shakespeare in the Park

From Summer Times, 9:25 am on 13 January 2026

Auckland's annual Shakespeare in the Park is celebrating its 30th anniversary season, and to mark the milestone, Shoreside Theatre is putting on two of Shakespeare's most loved plays. Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing will be performed in the stunning outdoor setting at Takapuna's Pumphouse Amphitheatre - starting January 16th and running through until February 14th. Director Steph Curtis - fondly known locally as Miss Shakespeare - joins Anna to tell her all about it.