Like a yacht tacks and jibes against the wind, getting to London in a pandemic is no straight line.
In 2020, actor Mathew Hatten was ready to head to London with Young Shakespeare Company to train at The Globe Theatre, in part thanks to fundraising from the community.
Instead, life did what life does while we're busy making plans and the Covid-19 pandemic has meant an indefinite postponement for Hatten.
“Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand is hopeful that the trip can finally go ahead and has asked for confirmation of participation from its members,” Hatten says.
“For a number of reasons I have had to withdraw from the trip.