Today the RSC announced the Professional Casting for A Midsummer Night’s Dream tour 2016!
rsc.org.uk/press/releases/rsc-announces-professional-casting-for-a-midsummer-night-s-dream
I was waiting for it for a while. I had the intention to see it in any case, but seeing who’s in the cast…
“[…] Ayesha Dharker will take on the role of Titania, Queen of the Fairies. […] Ayesha Dharker is joined by Jamie Cameron (Fairy); Lila Clements (Fairy); Lucy Ellinson (Puck); Aimee Gray (Fairy); Peter Hamilton Dyer (Egeus); Laura Harding (Hippolyta); Jack Holden (Lysander); Chris Nayak (Demetrius); Mercy Ojelade (Hermia); Chu Omambala (Oberon); Sam Redford (Theseus); Laura Riseborough (Helena); Isaac Ssebandeke (First Fairy); Alex Tomkins (Fairy) and Jon Trenchard (Philostrate). With further casting to be announced. […]
…I decided to book immediately for it at the Barbican Centre next May! It’s the venues I can reach more easily than others (see the list on their official site).
I’m curious to know the further casting. Meanwhile, I couldn’t help to send tweets to @RSCDream2016 and to Jack Holden saying “Congratulations for the role!”
He posted this nice tweet (link to the original):
I saw this play only in a movie and I’m glad to be able to see a stage version, finally. Here some information on Lysander from another production, one of those characters I immediately like, who likes “Being rebellious & forbidden love” according to his profile.
Now I can’t wait to see it and to see the first pictures in rehearsals and then official!
I find very interesting that Puck is played by an actress. Looks like next 2016 could be my Shakesperian year!
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