Southwark Playhouse presentsA Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
February 4th 2009 - February 28th 2009
Show starts: 7.30pm (3pm Saturday Matinee)
Running time: 120mins (incl. interval)
Don’t get caught in the fairy crossfire!
Southwark Playhouse re-imagines Shakespeare’s most magical play in Samurai Japan, bringing the mysticism of the East to the atmospheric cellars beneath London Bridge Station.
Inspired by the delights of Japanese Kabuki dance, the grace of Noh theatre and the comedy of knockabout Kyogen clowns this Midsummer Night’s Dream will create a world where the charmed and the charming co-exist.
Packed into 90 minutes this production will combine vibrant verse, striking physical imagery and ensemble performances to breathe life into this most mischievous of plays.
Directed by, innovative British Chinese director Jonathan Man, this year’s winner of the Better Bankside Shakespeare Award.
Post-show talk – Thursday, 19th February 2008
"Southwark Playhouse’s annual Shakespeare production is a credit to the most theatrical of boroughs"
Time Out
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Creative Team
Director |
- Jonathan Man |
Designer |
- Wai-Yin Kwok |
Lighting Designer |
- Chris Pye |
Sound Designer |
- Cos Chapman |
Movement |
- Billy Sy |
Cast
Theseus / Oberon |
- Kenji Watanabe |
Hippolyta / Titania |
- You-Ri Yamanaka |
Egeus/ Puck / Quince |
- Jay Oliver Yip |
Demetrius / Flute |
- David Lee-Jones |
Helena / Starveling |
- Julia Sandiford |
Lysander / Bottom |
- Matt McCooey |
Hermia / Snug |
- Nina Kwok |
Supported by
The Topinambour Trust |