A Midsummer Night's Dream
–About A Midsummer Night's Dream
The course of true love never did run smooth
Desperate to escape their unhappy fates, young lovers Demetrius, Lysander, Helena and Hermia flee Athens for the moonlit woods. There – along with a band of amateur actors – they fall under the spell of mischievous fairy Puck and tumble into a dream world where illusion and reality are hilariously confused.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is our first co-production with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Unicorn's Artistic Director Rachel Bagshaw and Associate Director Robin Belfield co-direct this fresh retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, exploring unrequited love, self-discovery and seeing the world anew.
A feast of magic and mayhem for everyone aged 7 and above.
This production features creative captions in every performance, fully integrated into the set design.
A Unicorn Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company production.
With special thanks to Charles Holloway OBE, Weston Theatre Season Partner.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is also generously supported by Molecule Theatre.
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Cast
Boni Adeliyi
Helena / Starveling
Joséphine‑Fransilja Brookman
Puck
Talitha Christina
Understudy
Kaireece Denton
Lysander/ Snug
Amelia Donkor
Titania / Hippolyta
Chris Jared
Oberon
Shahin Rezvani
Demetrius / Flute
Emmy Stonelake
Bottom / Egeus
Scout Worsley
Hermia / Quince
Creative Team
- By William Shakespeare
- Edited by Robin Belfield
- Co-directed by Rachel Bagshaw and Robin Belfield
- Designer Lily Arnold
- Lighting Designer Sally Ferguson
- Composer/ Sound Designer Holly Khan
- Movement Director Laura Cubitt
- Video & Captions Designer Will Monks
- Fight Director Bethan Clark
- Voice Coach Joel Trill
- Assistant Director Amber Sinclair-Case
- Casting Director Matthew Dewsbury CDG
