Lazarus Theatre Company
A Midsummer
Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
15th - 26th May 2018
On a Midsummer’s night, four young lovers find themselves entranced and entrapped in an enchanted forest where sprites lurk and fairies rule.
“I have had a most rare vision. I had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was…”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the third and final production in our year-long residency at The Greenwich Theatre after the return of our ★★★★★ production of Edward II in January and our new ensemble production of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies in March 2018.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is produced in association with Greenwich Theatre.
Dates 15th - 26th May 2018
Tuesday – Saturday at 7.30pm,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday matinee at 2.30pm
Venue The Greenwich Theatre
Tickets £25.00, £15.00, £10.00.
£15.00 concessions on top price tickets.
Run time 2 hours and 15 minutes including a 15 minute interval.
Age recommendation 8+
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★★★★ “Just bliss... A night of anarchic fun and frivolity that makes Shakespeare’s work feel fresh and exciting”
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Cast and Creative
Cast:
Hippolyta/Titania – Ingvild Lakou
Theseus/Oberon – Lanre Danmola
Egeus/Snout – Zoe Campbell
Hermia – Elham Mahyoub
Helena – Saskia Vaigncourt - Strallen
Lysander – Max Kinder
Demetrius– Jonathon George
Bottom – David Clayton
Quince – John Slade
Flute – Eli Caldwell
Puck– Tessa Carmody
Creative:
Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Ricky Dukes
Designed by Jamie Simmons
Lighting Design by Stuart Glover
Sound Design by Sam Glossop
Puppet Design and Direction by Matthew Hutchinson
New Songs by Bobby Locke
Dramaturge – Sara Reimers
Stage Manager – Emily Lawes
Assistant Director – Tom Jobson
Costume Supervisor - Ronan Morrow
Company Photographer – Adam Trigg
Production Graphic Designer – Will Beeston
Associate Producer – Gavin Harrington-Odedra
★★★★ “This is flat-out hilarious…The intelligent staging, talented cast and shrewd direction make for a very satisfying Midsummer Night indeed”
Pete Shaw, Broadway Baby
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Traditionally his birthday is celebrated three days earlier, on 23 April, St George's Day.
In 1594, Shakespeare became a founding member, actor, playwright and shareholder of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Richard Burbage was the company's leading actor. He played roles such as Richard III, Hamlet, Othello and Lear. Under James VI/I, the company was renamed The King's Men. They performed at court more often than any other company.
In 1623, seven years after Shakespeare's death, John Heminge and Henry Condell (two actors from The King's Company) had Shakespeare's plays published by William Jaggard and his son, Isaac. This first folio contained 36 plays and sold for £1.
For more information on Shakespeare, his works and Elizabethan Theatre visit our friends at The Royal Shakespeare Company.
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★★★★ “A visual feast which often extends beyond the confines of the stage”
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly
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★★★★ Everything Theatre
★★★★ Broadway Baby
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★★★★ Mind the Blog
★★★★ Theatre Weekly
★★★★ “This new production sparkles with humour and reverie.”
Theatre Weekly
★★★★ “A frenetic and freewheeling adaptation of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy” “Just bliss”
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★★★★ “This new production sparkles with humour and reverie.”
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly