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Dr Miles Gregory at the Shakespeare Gardens Pop Up Globe Announcement. The Pop Up Globe starts in September 2017 at the Myer Music Bowl. Photo by Ros OGorman

Dr Miles Gregory at the Shakespeare Gardens Pop Up Globe Announcement. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Melbourne’s Shakespeare Pop-up Globe Extends Until The End Of January

by Paul Cashmere on November 14, 2017

in News

The Pop-up Globe, Melbourne’s most unusual entertainment event, has been so successful that it has been extended a further two weeks in January.

The Pop-Up Globe is an exact replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre from London 200 years ago.

The Melbourne only event has been supported by the Victorian government as a tourist attraction for the state. Victoria’s Minister for Tourism John Eren captured the moment stating, “To go, or not to go: there is no question”.

The new dates are planned to give families and students an extra chance to see the works of Shakespeare as they were originally staged before they return to school. The new dates also coincide with another iconic Melbourne event, the Australian Open at the Tennis Centre near the Sidney Myer Music Bowl where the Pop-Up Globe as been positioned.

The pop-up Globe is presented by Live Nation Australia.

New dates:
Monday 15 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2pm Othello
7:30pm Much Ado About Nothing

Tuesday 16 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2pm As You Like It
7:30pm Henry V

Wednesday 17 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2pm Henry V
7:30pm As You Like It

Thursday 18 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2pm Much Ado About Nothing
7:30pm Othello

Friday 19 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2:30pm As You Like It
8pm Much Ado About Nothing

Saturday 20 January
10:30am As You Like It
3pm Othello
8pm Much Ado About Nothing

Sunday 21 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
1:30pm Much Ado About Nothing
6:30pm Henry V

Monday 22 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2pm As You Like It
7:30pm As You Like It

Tuesday 23 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2pm Othello
7:30pm Much Ado About Nothing
Wednesday 24 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2pm Much Ado About Nothing
7:30pm Henry V

Thursday 25 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2pm Henry V
7:30pm Much Ado About Nothing

Friday 26 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
2:30pm As You Like It
8pm Othello

Saturday 27 January
No shows

Sunday 28 January
11am Around The Globe In 60 Minutes!
1:30pm Much Ado About Nothing
6:30pm As You Like It

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