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Performance

VenueKing's Theatre
TownEdinburgh
CountyEdinburgh
From23rd October 2007
To27th October 2007
PricesFrom £12.50. To £25.00.
King's Theatre (V601)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Work:: A Midsummer Night's Dream (S2295)

On a midsummer's night Hermia and her lover Lysander flee from Athens and Demetrius - the man Hermia's father favours as a son-in-law. Demetrius follows, pursued by Helena who loves him in spite of being spurned in favour of Hermia. On the same night Bottom and his friends leave Athens to find somewhere quiet to rehearse their play which is to be performed at the wedding feast of Duke Theseus. Drawn into the woods they enter a world of magic, mystery and wonder.
Author Shakespeare

Production:: (T497050164)

Created in India with Indian and Sri Lankan performers and creative team. The production is the culmination of a project that began in autumn 2004 when the British Council in India and Sri Lanka commissioned Tim Supple to create and direct a theatre production to tour. A cast of 23 dancers, musicians, actors and performers from a hugely diverse range of locations and backgrounds came together for a seven week rehearsal process to create a production which is performed in English, Tamil, Malaysian, Sinhalese, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and even a little Sanskrit. The result is a re-interpretation of the play, which casts aside familiar traditions of performing Shakespeare and replaces them with an epic, visceral and emotional power.
Producer Roger Chapman
Producer Matthew Byam Shaw
Producer ACT Productions
Company Dash Arts
Director Tim Supple
Design Sumant Jayakrishnan
Lighting Zuleykha Allana
Music Devissaro
Choreographer D Padmakumar
Choreographer M Palani
Performer Shankar Arora
Performer Kavita Puri Arora
Performer Joyraj Bhattacharya
Performer Tapan Das
Performer Kaushik Dutta
Performer Yuki Ellias
Performer Joy Fernandes
Performer T Gopalakrishnan
Performer Umesh Jagtap
Performer Faezeh Jalali
Performer J Jayakumar
Performer Ashwatthama J D
Performer P R Jijoy
Performer Ajay Kumar
Performer Prasanna Mahagamage
Performer Quasar Thakore Padamsee
Performer D Padmakumar
Performer M Palani
Performer Dharminder Pawar
Performer Lakhun Pawar
Performer Ram Pawar
Performer D Prakash
Performer Shanaya Rafaat
Performer Archana Ramaswamy
Performer Chandan Roy Sanyal
Performer Toral Shah
Performer Jitu Shastri
Performer N Tiken Singh

Listing:: L1966599762




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Production details

Created in India with Indian and Sri Lankan performers and creative team. The production is the culmination of a project that began in autumn 2004 when the British Council in India and Sri Lanka commissioned Tim Supple to create and direct a theatre production to tour. A cast of 23 dancers, musicians, actors and performers from a hugely diverse range of locations and backgrounds came together for a seven week rehearsal process to create a production which is performed in English, Tamil, Malaysian, Sinhalese, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and even a little Sanskrit. The result is a re-interpretation of the play, which casts aside familiar traditions of performing Shakespeare and replaces them with an epic, visceral and emotional power.

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Special Performances


  • 27 Oct 07 Sign Interpreted
  • 27 Oct 07 Audio Described
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