Just learned that this new version of Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was on stage 16 July – 19 July 2015 as part of Garsington Opera’s 2015 season.
http://www.garsingtonopera.org/our-season/a-midsummer-nights-dream/
There will be other performances:
– Performances at the Southbank Centre/ Queen Elizabeth Hall 22, 23, 24 July – book tickets at southbankcentre.co.uk
– Performances at Stratford-upon-Avon 26 July – book tickets at rsc.org.uk
Featuring three actors from the wonderful Oppenheimer cast:
Ross Armstrong plays Lysander
Hedydd Dylan plays Helena
Oliver Johnstone reprises in the role of Puck after having played him at the Open Air Theatre of Regent’s Park in London in 2012 openairtheatre.com
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Here a five star review of the Garsington Opera performance:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – orchestral manoeuvres in the park ***** theguardian.com
Anyway, from what I’m finding on Internet, this play divides critics: it’s getting from bad to 5 stars reviews….that’s very strange!
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Cast& Creatives list and their Twitter accounts:
Garsington Opera @GarsingtonOpera
Royal Shakespeare Company @TheRSC
Conductor Douglas Boyd @dougieboyd
Director Owen Horsley @OwenHorsley
Under the creative guidance of Gregory Doran
Designer Rosanna Vize @RLVize
Lighting Designer Caroline Burrell
Lysander Ross Armstrong
Helena Hedydd Dylan @hedusan
Egeus / Philostrate David Collings
Flute / Mustardseed Chris Lew Kum Hoi @ChrisLewKumHoi
Hermia Joan Iyiola
Puck Oliver Johnstone
Starvelling Jake Mann @JakeSMann
Demetrius Simon Manyonda @SimonManyonda
Snout / Pease Blossom Chris Nayak @Chrisnayak
Oberon / Theseus David Rintoul
Quince / Moth Tim Speyer @TimothySpeyer
Bottom Forbes Masson @forbesmasson
Titania / Hippolyta Marty Cruickshank
Snug / Cobweb Sophie Khan Levy @sophiekhanlevy
Soprano Soloist Anna Sideris
Mezzo-Soprano Soloist Catherine Backhouse @CathBackhouse
Garsington Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Sung and spoken in English.
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