On a midsummer’s night, four young lovers find themselves wrapped in the dream-like arms of an enchanted forest where sprites lurk and fairies rule. Read more …
While a feuding Fairy King and Queen are at war, their paths are crossed by Bottom, Quince and their friends presenting a play within a play. Chief mischief-maker Puck is on-hand to ensure that the course of true love is anything but smooth, and games of fantasy, love and dreams ensue in Shakespeare’s most fun and beguiling comedy.
“Wondrous strange” is a great way to describe A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Oberon says it himself. But this Royal Shakespeare Company production has enough of that elusive fairy dust to really take off.
The Citizens Dream Players, The Mechanicals and the Royal Shakespeare Company's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday March 29, 2016, until Saturday April 2, 2016. More info: www.citz.co.uk
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