Performance

Venue	Northern Stage
Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
County	Tyne and Wear
From	16th March 2016
To	26th March 2016
When	19:15. Sat, Wed (Mar16 24) Mats 13:15
Northern Stage (V568)
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Date of change: 3 Mar 16 - T02001243288
Date of change: 3 Jul 15 - T504743465

A Midsummer Night's Dream - A Play for the Nation

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:: A Play for the Nation (T02001243288)

Co-produced with 14 amateur companies from every nation and region of the UK, opens in Stratford, before embarking on a nationwide tour. The production opens in Stratford-upon-Avon and will tour to all nations and regions of the UK with the same professional company. In each region, Bottom and the mechanicals will be played by a local amateur group, cast and trained by the RSC, in collaboration with 13 partner theatres. Titania's fairy train will be played by local school children in every location. A Midsummer Night's Dream returns to Stratford for Midsummer, when all 14 amateur companies will have an opportunity to play on the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage.

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Erica Whyman
Design	Tom Piper
Lighting	Charles Balfour
Music	Sam Kenyon
Sound	Andrew Franks
Director	Sian Williams (movement director)
Performer	Ayesha Dharker (Titania)
Performer	Jamie Cameron (Fairy)
Performer	Lila Clements (Fairy)
Performer	Lucy Ellinson (Puck)
Performer	Aimee Gray (Fairy)
Performer	Peter Hamilton Dyer (Egeus)
Performer	Laura Harding (Hippolyta)
Performer	Jack Holden (Lysander)
Performer	Chris Nayak (Demetrius)
Performer	Mercy Ojelade (Hermia)
Performer	Chu Omambala (Oberon)
Performer	Sam Redford (Theseus)
Performer	Laura Riseborough (Helena)
Performer	Isaac Ssebandeke (First Fairy)
Performer	Alex Tomkins (Fairy)
Performer	Jon Trenchard (Philostrate)

Listing:: L0442720312

Current production:Work

A Play for the Nation

Co-produced with 14 amateur companies from every nation and region of the UK, opens in Stratford, before embarking on a nationwide tour. The production opens in Stratford-upon-Avon and will tour to all nations and regions of the UK with the same professional company. In each region, Bottom and the mechanicals will be played by a local amateur group, cast and trained by the RSC, in collaboration with 13 partner theatres. Titania's fairy train will be played by local school children in every location. A Midsummer Night's Dream returns to Stratford for Midsummer, when all 14 amateur companies will have an opportunity to play on the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage.

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