Much ado about Shakespeare – why it's time for a New Zealand national theatre

  • Written by: Barry King, Professor of Communications, Auckland University of Technology
Much ado about Shakespeare – why it's time for a New Zealand national theatreThe Ngakau Toa theatre company at the Globe to Globe international Shakespeare theatre festival in London, 2012.Getty Images

Whether you viewed it as a fresh front in the culture wars or merely a tempest in a teacup, the recent controversy over a shift in funding for the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand was more evidence the country’s...

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