Details

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.

Cast/Performers

Arsher Ali (Puck), Maya Barot (Fairy), Lucy Briggs-Owen (Helena), Christopher Chilton (Fairy), Christopher Godwin (Quince), Michael Grady-Hall (Flute), Alex Hassell (Demetrius), Felix Hayes (Snug), Matti Houghton (Hermia), Lanre Malaolu (Fairy), Nathaniel Martello-White (Lysander), Theo Ogundipe (Fairy), Pippa Nixon (Hippolyta / Titania), Chike Okonkwo (Snout), Timothy Speyer (Starveling), Jo Stone-Fewings (Theseus / Oberon), Amanda Wilkin (Fairy), Marc Wootton (Bottom)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director: Nancy Meckler
Design: Katrina Lindsay
Lighting: Wolfgang Gobbel
Music: Keith Clouston