Auckland Theatre Company's Twelfth Night

Auckland Theatre Company's Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare — August 2027 

After 5,700 ākonga from 90 schools saw Macbeth in 2026, Auckland Theatre Company returns with Twelfth Night in August 2027.

Co-directed by Miriama McDowell (Ngāti Hine) and Katrina George (Malie Sāmoa, Pākehā), the production drops Shakespeare's tale of love, longing and mistaken identity into a glamorous modern-day Illyria, a dazzling South Pacific resort where the sun never stops shining and everyone is a little lonelier than they look. It is Shakespeare's funniest play and also his loneliest, and it asks how much of yourself you can invent before you lose track of who you are.

A professional production of Twelfth Night, made exclusively for ākonga in Years 7 to 13 and the kaiako teaching them in schools, kura, homeschools and educational organisations. For more information, visit the ATC Website.