Love is in the air in Athens – and it’s contagious. Besides the royal wedding, which is just days away, there are young lovers dreaming of enchanted futures together. Hermia and Lysander are besotted with one another, while Helena adores Demetrius. The only snag is that Demetrius loves Hermia – and he’s got Hermia’s father on his side. So nobody is happy. (Shakespeare wasn’t kidding when he said the course of true love never did run smooth.)
Determined to be together, Hermia and Lysander meet in a moonlit forest, with plans to elope. Following hot on their heels is Demetrius, who in turn is pursued by a lovelorn Helena. But the young lovers are not alone in the forest. Nick Bottom and his hapless bunch of tradies have gathered to rehearse a play to be performed at the royal wedding. And, hidden from human eyes, a mischievous sprinkling of fairies are also in the forest that night. The three worlds collide in an explosion of comic confusion that throws the future of all the lovers into jeopardy.
This pared-back production is quick as a shadow. Fast, funny and family-friendly, this is A Midsummer Night’s Dream reimagined.
Imogen Sage as Peter Quince in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2024)
Matu Ngaropo as Bottom in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2024)
Richard Pyros as Oberon and Ella Prince as Puck in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2024)
Isabel Burton as Starveling (as Moon) in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2024)
Laurence Young as Lysander and Mike Howlett as Demetrius in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2024)
Isabel Burton (Helena), Imogen Sage (Hippolyta), Richard Pyros (Theseus) and Matu Ngaropo (Egeus) in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2024)
Ahunim Abebe as Hermia and Laurence Young as Lysander in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2024)
Ella Prince as Puck in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (2024)
Matu Ngaropo as Bottom and Ahunim Abebe as Snug in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM(2024)
