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Miles Richard James Lattimer-Gregory is a New Zealand / UK theatre director, theatrical producer, arts pioneer and cultural entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder and former Artistic Director of Pop-up Globe (2015–2020), the world’s first full-scale temporary reconstruction of Shakespeare’s second Globe Theatre. He has directed over fifty professional Shakespeare productions around the world. In 2023 he co-founded the personalised AI technology company HyperCinema.

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Early life and education

Miles Gregory was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and educated at King's College, Auckland. He read Modern History at Durham University (University College), completed an MFA in Staging Shakespeare at the University of Exeter, and earned a PhD in Shakespeare in Performance from the University of Bristol.\n

Career

United Kingdom

Gregory began his career in the United Kingdom, founding the British Touring Shakespeare Company in 2000 and the Bristol Shakespeare Festival in 2004. He directed productions in the West End at the Westminster Theatre and served from 2008 to 2011 as Artistic Director and CEO of The Maltings Theatre & Cinema, Berwick-upon-Tweed, where he oversaw a financial and audience turnaround. He served as a visiting lecturer on the MA Acting programme at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London from 2008 to 2010.\n

Pop-up Globe

In 2015, Gregory founded Pop-up Globe, a full-scale temporary reconstruction of Shakespeare’s second Globe Theatre, which opened in Auckland, in February 2016. The project staged Shakespearean productions using original practices such as universal lighting, audience interaction, and period-inspired architecture. Over five seasons, the company attracted over 750,000 attendees in New Zealand and Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.\n

Productions directed by Gregory included Twelfth Night (2016), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2018), and Romeo & Juliet (2020). His multi-award-winning bi-lingual 2018 Dream production, incorporating Māori performance traditions, was praised for its cultural integration and theatrical innovation. The company ceased operations in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n

HyperCinema

In 2023, Gregory co-founded HyperCinema, a digital storytelling company creating personalised live performance with artificial intelligence. The world-first technology premiered in Auckland at a pop-up location on Queen Street in August 2023. The second public installation, Game On!, launched in 2024 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta in partnership with Microsoft.\n

Publications

Gregory, M. (2025). Bloody Good Shakespeare. Auckland: Henslowe Irving Press. ISBN 978-0-473-74491-5.
Gregory, M., & Fitzpatrick, T. (2023). \"The Pop-up Globe: Designing and Learning to Play an ‘Empathy Drum’.\" In Semler, L.E., Hansen, C., & Manuel, J. (Eds.), Reimagining Shakespeare Education: Teaching and Learning through Collaboration. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781009208412 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: checksum (help).
Gregory, M. (2008). \"Cowboys and Romans: Cymbeline and paradigmatic change in the theatre, 1987–2006.\" In Orford, P. (Ed.), Divining Thoughts: Future Directions in Shakespeare Studies. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84718-379-8.

Honours and awards

Sir Peter Blake Leader Award, 2018
BroadwayWorld Sydney Best Director Award for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2018
Denizen Heroes Award for Contribution to the Arts, 2019

In the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours, Gregory was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre.\n

Selected productions

Hamlet, Westminster Theatre, 2000
Twelfth Night, Westminster Theatre, 2000
Much Ado About Nothing, Queen Square, Bristol, 2005
Twelfth Night, Pop-up Globe Auckland, 2016
Henry V, Pop-up Globe Auckland & Melbourne, 2017–18
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pop-up Globe Auckland, Sydney & Perth, 2017–19
The Comedy of Errors, Pop-up Globe & Sydney, 2018
Richard III, Pop-up Globe Auckland, 2018
Measure for Measure, Pop-up Globe Auckland, NZ National Tour, Pop-up Globe Perth, 2019
Romeo and Juliet, Pop-up Globe, 2020
Enter the Multiverse, HyperCinema, Queen Street Auckland, 2023
Game On!, HyperCinema, College Football Hall of Fame, Atlanta, 2024

Personal life

Gregory is the son of New Zealand fashion designer Trish Gregory and the nephew of New Zealand mural artist Dennis Lattimer. He is married to costume designer Bob Capocci, who served as Head of Costume at Pop-up Globe. Together they have collaborated on numerous productions, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry V, and The Comedy of Errors.\n

External links

HyperCinema

References

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