A Midsummer Night's Dream

T291465206
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

Archive :: production:T291465206, play:S2295, venue:V568
Current production:Work

Production details

Fizzing with magic and a large dose of chaos in the enchanted Athenian woods, secrets, love and mistaken identities collide in A Midsummers Night's Dream. Fusing actor musicianship with one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies, the Watermill Ensemble cast their spell performing the intoxicating soulful sounds of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday live on stage.

Performance

Venue	Northern Stage
Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
County	Tyne and Wear
From	11th September 2019
To	14th September 2019
When	19:30. Thu, Sat Mats 14:00
What is currently on at Northern Stage (V568)

Reviews

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Company

Producer	The Watermill
Director	Paul Hart
Design	Katie Lias
Lighting	Tom White
Sound	David Gregory
Director	Tom Jackson Greaves (movement director)
Performer	Emma Barclay
Performer	Molly Chesworth
Performer	Lucy Keirl
Performer	Emma McDonald
Performer	Peter Mooney
Performer	Offue Okegbe
Performer	Billy Postlethwaite
Performer	Jamie Satterthwaite
Performer	Robyn Sinclair
Performer	Mike Slader

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