Pop-Up Globe Announces Final Extension

The creators of Pop-up Globe and Live Nation today announced a final extension of two weeks after critical acclaim and unprecedented popular demand. Final tickets for the additional performances will be released at 12 noon AEDT today, Friday 12 October, with Pop-up Globe closing on 16 December and no other extension possible.

Since previews began on 30 August, capacity audiences and critics alike have been raving about Pop-up Globe, with over 70,000 tickets sold already and many performances sold out.

Audiences are effusive in their praise for Pop-up Globe. Nicole Hague said, "Best night of theatre ever - hilarious and outrageous", Karen Beattie tweeted, "Fun for everyone! Interactive, funny and terrific actors! A thoroughly wonderful experience!", while John Havranek said, "Felt like we were right in the show. Our three teenage boys all enjoyed it -much more fun than reading it at school!" "This was too much fun" said Nasko Chernev, and Eliane Davis Morel said, "Absolutely loved this version of A Midsummer Night's Dream - down to earth, side splittingly funny, audience oriented, physical, slapstick, unexpected, clever and energetic. Best Shakespeare I've seen".

Margaret Sliman tweeted, "Watched Macbeth yesterday - absolutely loved it from start to finish. Great acting, costumes, choreography, environment, and of course the script is not bad, Best Shakespeare experience I've ever had" and Stephanie Wallbank "Loved Comedy of Errors - pure energy & rollicking fun! No 4th wall here - lots of audience participation - some of it unexpectedly damp for the groundlings!" Michelle Don tweeted, "Saw Merchant of Venice today, just brilliant. The cast is outstanding, the atmosphere is great and well worth seeing. Best production of Shakespeare I've seen."

In fact, in just two years Pop-up Globe has become one of the most popular new theatres ever, drawing audiences of more than 450,000 people in the first 24 months including more than 150,000 attendances at its critically-acclaimed season in Melbourne earlier this year.

Artistic Director of Pop-up Globe, Miles Gregory, said, "We're overjoyed that Sydney audiences alike are having such a good time at Pop-up Globe, and that we're able to extend to 16 December. Our aim is to bring 400-year-old stories to life in a way that unites our audiences in a joyful and unforgettable night of entertainment. This isn't dusty, highbrow Shakespeare. Our productions bring Shakespeare back to a popular audience, just as it was performed at the original second Globe. Make sure you book soon as sessions are selling out."

Pop-up Globe is a three-storey, 16-sided, 900-person capacity theatre, uniting cutting-edge scaffold technology with a 400-year-old design to transport audiences back in time. No matter where they sit or stand in the theatre, audience members are never more than 15 metres from the heart of the action on stage. Sometimes they'll even find themselves in the play. The world's first full-scale temporary working replica of the second Globe, the theatre Shakespeare and his company built and opened in 1614 after the first Globe theatre burned to the ground, is located in the Showring at Sydney's Entertainment Quarter.

Two casts perform the four plays in repertory. The all-male Buckingham's cast perform A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merchant of Venice, while the Southampton's cast perform Macbeth and The Comedy of Errors.

For tickets and more details, go to popupglobe.com.au.

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