A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – TOUR 2011
... pleasingly ridiculous. Sydney Morning Herald
I left wondering if it wasn’t perhaps the best Shakespearean production I’d ever seen. M/C Reviews
Arts Radar brings you a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Director Eamon Flack has turned this great Shakespearean classic into a grand, decadent and sad celebration – a party unfolding on stage, shot through with karaoke ballads and comedy.
With a cast of eight (and a half), new doublings and reordered scenes, this is A Midsummer Night’s Dream as it’s never been done before. It is an exploration of a hedonistic pursuit of love, pleasure and freedom – that comes at a cost. The seasons have gone awry, the grownups are in denial, and the young are randy with hope and despair. Suddenly, in the midst of overwhelming uncertainty, four young lovers take a mighty stab at happiness.
Eamon said, ‘This play is a vivid reminder of what it’s like to fall in love for the first time – the hope, pain, thrill, extreme amazement, profound confusion, awful misunderstanding and brilliant aliveness – that’s why we’ve been putting on this play for 400 years and still haven’t got enough of it. ’
This Midsummer Night’s Dream is a theme-party about shattered innocence and the restoration of grace. Prepare for a glittering karaoke night of love ballads and curses, wedding songs and bestiality, culminating in a special nuptial performance by the acclaimed Rude Mechanicals of Peter Quince’s tragic masterpiece, Pyramus and Thisbe.
It’s as if Shakespeare’s players have travelled through time and landed in Surry Hills, drunk, horny and unafraid to rip up their lines. Sun Herald
A smart, sexy, daggy, intriguing and frequently hysterical production that takes a fresh, engaging take whilst sticking to the heart of the play all the while. Highly recommended. Australian Stage Online
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
WRITTEN BY
William Shakespeare
DIRECTED BY
Eamon Flack
DESIGN
Alistair Watts
LIGHTING DESIGN
Chris Page
SOUND DESIGN
Stefan Gregory
WITH
Akos Armont
Blake Bowden
Danielle Catanzariti
Jeffrey Jay Fowler
Matt Hardie
Aimee Horne
Shelly Lauman
Hazem Shammas
Tim Spencer
VENUE DETAILS
Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre
Tue 16th Aug, 8pm
Ph: 1300 788 503
www.shoalhavenentertainment.com.au
Dubbo Regional Theatre
Thu 18th Aug & Fri 19th Aug, 7.30pm
Fri 19th Aug, 10am
Ph: 02 6801 4378
www.drtcc.com.au
Glen Street Theatre
Tue 23rd Aug – Thu 25th Aug, 8pm
Wed 24th Aug & Thu 25th Aug, 11am
Sat 27th Aug, 2pm & 8pm
Sun 28th Aug, 5pm
Ph: 02 9975 1455
www.glenstreet.com.au
Karralyka Centre
Ringwood
Thu 1st Sep, 8pm
Ph: 03 9879 2933
www.karralyka.com.au
Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre
Sat 3rd Sep, 7.30pm
Ph: 03 5722 8105
www.wangaratta.com.au
COPACC – Colac
Tue 6th Sep, 8pm
03 5232 2077
www.copacc.com.au
Esso BHP Wellington Entertainment Centre
Thu 8th Sep, 8pm
Ph: 03 5143 3200
www.ebbwec.com.au
West Gippsland Arts Centre
Sat 10th Sep, 8pm
Ph: 03 5624 2456
www.wgac.org.au
Esperance Civic Centre
Thu 15th Sep, 7.30pm
Ph: 08 9083 1566
www.esperanceciviccentre.com
Albany Entertainment Centre
Sat 17th Sep, 7.30pm
Ph: 08 9844 5005
www.albanyentertainment.com.au
Margaret River Cultural Centre
Tue 20th Sep, 8pm
Ph: 08 9758 7316
www.artsmargaretriver.com
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Thu 22nd Sep, 8pm
Ph: 08 9550 3900
www.manpac.com.au
Camel Lane Theatre – Carnarvon
Sat 24th Sep, 7.30pm
Ph: 08 9941 1146
www.carnarvonciviccentre.com
Darwin Entertainment Centre
Thu 29th Sep & Fri 30th Sep, 8pm
Fri 30th Sep, 10am
Ph: 08 8980 3333
www.darwinentertainment.com.au
The Events Centre – Caloundra
Tue 4th Oct, 7.30pm
Ph: 07 5491 4240
www.theeventscentre.com.au
The Arts Centre Gold Coast
Thu 6th Oct & Fri 7th Oct, 7.30pm
Fri 7th Oct, 11am
Ph: 07 5588 4000
www.theartscentregc.com.au
PRODUCTION PARTNERS
My son, daughter-in-law, grand-daughter and I saw this at Glenrose Theatre. It was absolutely magic. My grand-daughter was in this production at Manly Selective Campus 2 years ago, but grandmotherly pride aside, this production by Arts Radar was absolutely brilliant. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is my favourite Shakespeare. I just love it.
BUT I wanted to take another grand-daughter to see it, but I could not get to see it at Glenrose because it closed too quickly. I need to know where it goes from there. I want to take my precious grand-daughter to see it, but we need to be able to book accommodation and make sure it does not clash with her schooling and after-school activities. Please advise the itinerary or how I can find it on the web-site.
This was awesome. True to the original but on a wackymodern bent making this highly accessible to all ages, relevant to today and so refreshing and funny
thanks for touring!
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