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

Gary Wilmot (Bottom), Rebecca Callard (Hermia), Rebecca Johnson (Titania), Martin Turner (Oberon), Candida Benson (Helena), Philip York (Demetrius), Gideon Turner (Lysander), Paul Kemp (Puck), Philip York, Tim Kightley, Richard Frame, Mark Roper, Daniel Crowder, John Conroy, Rachel Barrell, Karen Evans, Alison Crowther, Howard Ellis, Daniel Crossley, David Lucas, Jared Aggarwal, Alim Hirji

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: New Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Alan Strachan, Simon Green (assistant)
Design: Kit Surrey
Lighting: Jason Taylor
Sound(s): Simon Whitehorn, Gregory Clarke
Other: Mel Churcher (voice coach)
Music: Catherine Jayes
Choreographer: Linda Dobell