A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Past productions

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Embassy Theatre, London 12^th – 15^th June 2019.
S4K International, Middle East Tour and UK Tour January – February 2015.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company and Handspring Puppet Company, Barbican Theatre, London 2014.
Michael Grandage Company, Noel Coward Theatre, London 7^th September – 16^th November 2013.
Regents Park Open Air Theatre, Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park London 2^nd June – 5^th September 2013.
GB Theatre Company, Arundel Castle August 2013.
The Priory Players, Colchester, The Upper Bowling Green, Colchester Castle Park 22^nd – 27^th July 2013.
Jadis Shadows Productions, Magic Alley Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon 2013.
Grassroots Shakespeare London, Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Gaisford St., London NW5 December 2012 – January 2013.
Shakespeare’s Globe 2013.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic and much loved text by William Shakespeare.
Written around the late 1500’s.
Like most Shakespearean texts, A Midsummer Night’s Dream stands the test of time; the narrative is almost timeless and it is still performed regularly to this day.

The story is about four Athenian “lovers” who all all in love with one another; Hermia and Lysander are in love but Hermia’s farther, Egeus, wants her to marry Demetrius who also loves her. Left behins poor Helena, who has a deep and unrequited love for Demetrius. As Hermia and Lysander run away to a nearby forest together on the eve of a big Athenian wedding between Theseus and Hippolyta. Demetrius follows the object of his affection, as does Helena.

Chaos ensues as the escaped lovers are set upon by magical forces dwelling in the woods. As a result of a magic potion, the lovers fall for different women.

Also effected by the mischevious woodland spirits are “the Mechanicals”, labour workers from Athens who are practicing a play for the royal Athenian wedding.

Hilarity, sexuality and desire are key themes in this whimsical text by Shakespeare.

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