A Midsummer Night's Dream (2012)
2 June – 5 September
by William Shakespeare
In our 2012 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, director Matthew Dunster collaborated with designer Jon Bausor to create a big fat gypsy retelling of Shakespeare's comedic tale. This 'original and inventive re-imagining' (Daily Express) featured a score of original music, with the production celebrating the fusion between Bausor’s ‘show-stealing set’ (Daily Telegraph) and the theatre’s unique outdoor setting. Many of the cast members were also noted for their performances, namely George Bukhari as Bottom and Rebecca Oldfield as Helena, who was described as ‘a true comic talent’ (Daily Telegraph).
The cast
Jamal Andreas
Ensemble
Stephane Anelli
Mustardseed
Rolan Bell
Flute
Kingsley Ben Adir
Demetrius
David Birrell
Theseus
Louise Bowden
Philostrate
Katie Brayben
Hippolyta
George Bukhari
Bottom
Tamsin Carroll
Titania
Anthony Clegg
Egeus
Christopher Colquhoun
Oberon
Hayley Gallivan
Hermia
Shimi Goodman
Cobweb
Harry Hepple
Quince
Waylon Jacobs
Moth
Oliver Johnstone
Puck
Kurt Kansley
Snout
Joshua Lacey
Peaseblossom
Mireia Mambo-Bokele
First Fairy
Sandra Marvin
Ensemble
Sophie Nomvete
Ensemble
Rebecca Oldfield
Helena
Tom Padley
Lysander
Caroline Rovina
Ensemble
Carl Sanderson
Snug
Jo Servi
Starveling
Creative team
Matthew Dunster
Director
Jon Bausor
Set Designer
Laura Hopkins
Costume Designer
Olly Fox
Composer
Charlotte Broom
Choreographer
James Farncombe
Lighting Designer
Nick Lidster for Autograph
Sound Designer
Ian Dickinson
Sound Designer
Barbara Houseman
Associate Director - Voice and Text
Pippa Ailion CDG
Casting Director
Majella Hurley
Dialect Coach
Kate Waters
Fight Director
Laura Keefe
Assistant Director
Ellen Stewart
Assistant Designer
Jack Williams
Associate Lighting Designer
Reviews
The Times
"HIGHLY ORIGINAL" “George Bukhari is...among my all-time favourite Bottoms, vaingloriously idiotic and hyperactive” "with all the patriarchy, rebellion larkiness and trickery done full tilt”
Evening Standard
“It won’t be what the tourists were expecting BUT THEY'LL BE GLAD THEY CAME”
Metro
“There’s nothing conventional about Matthew Dunster’s production...and all the better for it.” “the patriarchal code of traveller culture provides a THEMATICALLY RICH framework for Shakespeare’s play of youthful rebellion and sexual awakening”
Whatsonstage.com
"this is one of the most imaginative renderings of the play you'll ever come across”
Daily Express
"an ORIGINAL and INVENTIVE re-imagining”
Daily Telegraph
“Few have envisioned Shakespeare’s natural unity with reality TV. Until now...thanks to Matthew Dunster’s clever touches, and a show-stealing set from designer Jon Bausor” "This exceptional space has been transformed into A WORLD YOU'D NEVER IMAGINED"
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