Laura Irish

Guest writer

Laura Irish is an award-winning actress, improviser, director and writer based in Nelson, NZ. She trained in Shakespeare at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York and has a Master of Arts Management from AUT.

Mark Rylance as Olivia in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. (Photo by Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images)

Where art thou women? On the Pop-Up Globe’s regressive casting decisions

After last summer's successful debut, the Pop-Up Globe is returning to Auckland in February. That's great news for audiences, says Laura Irish – but less wonderful for New Zealand's actresses, who've been shut out once again.

By Laura Irish | 4th November, 2016