Reader Reviews
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Open Air Theatre, West End)
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 | My, but the WOS reviewer is angry! This is one of the best MND's I've ever seen. Pure magic in the sylvan setting of the OAT, Regent's park. So what if they don't explore the sexual undertones (er, should that be understains?) - there's comedy in abundance here. The lady playing Helena shines, particularly when masochistically offering herself to Demetrius as a spaniel ("beat me"). And the quarrel between the fairies is no "minor spat" as the WOS reviewer erroneously supposes. Remember that it has caused climate irregularities that resemble global warming. Puck, I must say, is a trifle odd in this. But the Pyramus and Thisby is one of the funniest I can recall and the final epithalamion as the fairies bless issue of the marital house, ushers in the requisite serenity and peace. No, these shadows do not offend. Give 'em your hands - go see. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (81.98.80.126) | 16 Jun 03 |
