Dates and times
Monday 5 January - Friday 9 January 2026
8.45am - 3.30pm each day
Evening performance Friday 9 January 2026 at 7pm: free entry
Venue
The PumpHouse Theatre
Prices
Early Bird Price $329.00 (until 22nd December)
Full Price $359.00 (after 22nd December)
How to get tickets
Buy tickets online now from The PumpHouse Theatre box office:
Event type
About
Want to try your hand at Shakespeare?
Come and be part of The PumpHouse Shakespearean Players and put together a performance with all the works… in just 5 days!
The week will consist of:
• Devising a Shakespearean performance from scratch
• Developing characters
• Creating props and costumes
• Performing Shakespeare outdoors in front of a live audience!
Each day will feature some Shakespeare, some prop and costume making, some drama games but most of all FUN!
Don’t miss you chance to perform in the Outdoor Amphitheatre just like the professionals do! Exile, cruel uncles, disguises, forest, mock lessons in love, estranged family, love and transformation, a famous speech, a happily ever after, and no one dies… Come and try your hand at one of The Bards’ famous comedies As You Like It.
SHOW INFORMATION
Dates
Mon 5 Jan to Fri 9 Jan 2026
Drop off at 8.45am, pick-up at 3:30pm
Outdoor performance in The PumpHouse Amphitheatre for friends and whānau is at 7pm on Friday 9 January.
✨ For ages 12-18 ✨
Due to having to learn a script in a week, this course is not suitable for anyone under 12.
More details
The script is abridged to create an hour-long performance. Attendees don’t have to have any drama experience, but a willingness to join in is 100% recommended.
Shakespeare in a Week Tutor: Mags Delaney-Moffatt
Mags in Stratford-upon-Avon, England – the birthplace of William Shakespeare
Mags’ sense of humour and passion for what she does is infectious.
As a primary school teacher both in the UK and NZ, she has seen firsthand how being involved with drama has encouraged reluctant learners and helped build important social skills whilst having lots of fun. For her, drama is the perfect vehicle for individuals to explore their world, themselves and their relationships with others.
Mags at Shakespeare’s Globe, London
Mags is also an award-nominated stage manager, so she has good practical knowledge of stagecraft and is always eager to pass it on.
Mags has a love of Shakespeare that goes back to her own school days, where she was lucky enough to be taught by an inspirational teacher who made the words of the Bard understandable and relevant – something she has tried to do herself both in the classroom, during workshops and directing actors.
Mags ‘sniffing’ the stage at the Globe!