Rotorua's best student actors and actresses will make their way on stage as part of the annual Shakespeare Festival at Rotorua Lakes High School tomorrow.
Ten teams from Rotorua's five secondary schools have prepared performances based on their favourite Shakespeare plays and will compete for an opportunity to perform at Globe Theatre in London.
2012 Shakespeare Festival regional co-ordinator Gabrielle Thurston said the competition had been running for about 20 years in Rotorua and had become a local tradition.
"We almost always have someone in the national team that goes to Globe Theatre in London."
The competition is split into two categories - five-minute plays and 15-minute plays.