New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

POP-UP FAMILY All our world’s a st age

Amid an Edwardian backdrop, a cherubic–looking toddler stands enthralled below the stage of the Pop-up Globe, clapping her chubby little hands together to applaud a fight scene.

When her nap-time beckons, there’s a portable cot set up within the 17-metre theatre.

For hands-on parents, artistic director Dr Miles Gregory and his costume designer wife Bob Capocci, theatre life is a true family affair. The couple have raised their four children – Nancy (9), Adelaide (7), Rupert (6) and 11-month-old Florence

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