Synopsis 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.
I rated the original RST version of this production a 5. This time, although there are some nice developments, with the wonderful fairies even funnier now, this cast is not quite as effective somehow. Still, well worth catching though and probably unfair to criticise on those grounds. - Welthorpe
10 Oct 08
Great stuff. Homage to the red feather of Peter Hall [ o so long ago but never forgotten] in the red moon at the start and the aerial work which in this production added rather than took away as in so many up and downs. The mechanicals are beautifully distinguished and the Brummie accent works v well. Not many people in the audience have this accent , sad to say but it is so much better than the cod cockney most prods use and here it brings an earthy reality to the group. Love the fairies, love the lovers, every move earned [ contrast the Shrew erratic and silly slapstick] What would we do without our Greg, a much underappreciated director who actually knows his stuff. Good on yer, from an ex Brummie.5 stars, sorry missed the box last time! - Lynette
20 Jul 08
Great stuff. Homage to the red feather of Peter Hall [ o so long ago but never forgotten] in the red moon at the start and the aerial work which in this production added rather than took away as in so many up and downs. The mechanicals are beautifully distinguished and the Brummie accent works v well. Not many people in the audience have this accent , sad to say but it is so much better than the cod cockney most prods use and here it brings an earthy reality to the group. Love the fairies, love the lovers, every move earned [ contrast the Shrew erratic and silly slapstick] What would we do without our Greg, a much underappreciated director who actually knows his stuff. Good on yer, from an ex Brummie. - Lynette
Southern Lane Stratford-Upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 6BH
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Description
1000 seat theatre. A temporary theatre that will be home to the RSC s main ensemble during the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Built as an extention to The Other Place. The building to be completed in time of the Complete Works Shakesespeare Festival.
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