A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Love is in the air in Athens but things are definitely not running to plan. Star-crossed lovers are running away, jealous wooers are in hot pursuit, bumbling actors are trying to rehearse and they haven’t even come across the domestic war raging in Fairyland! If they thought things were bad, they’re about to get messier with magic!
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise!
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Demetrius | Christian Kinde |
|---|---|
| Egeus/ Robin Starveling (Moonshine)/ Mustardseed | Tom Ziebell |
| Francis Flute (Thisbe)/ Peaseblossom | Stewart Heffernan |
| Helena | Adam Blampied |
| Hermia | Daisy Ward |
| Lysander | Kane Surry |
| Nick Bottom (Pyramus) | Matthew Walker |
| Peter Quince | Benjamin Bonar |
| Philostrate/ Puck | Emily Jane Kerr |
| Snug (Lion)/ Moth | Theo Affail |
| Theseus/ Oberon | Max Wilson |
| Titania/ Hippolyta | Siobhán Daly |
| Tom Snout (Wall)/ Cobweb | David England |
Crew | |
| Artistic Director | Siobhán Daly |
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Play description
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic and much loved text by William Shakespeare. Written around the late 1500s, 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 are 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 behind is poor Helena, who has a deep and unrequited love for Demetrius. As Hermia and Lysander run away together to a nearby forest 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 affected by the mischevious woodland spirits are “the Mechanicals”, labourers 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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