A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
A queer look at a classic
14-24 SEPTEMBER 2022
A queer re-telling. Shakespeare meets gig theatre; live music, dance, lip-sync battles, classic text, all fused into one riotous night of theatrical comedy.
In this show we will have:
Classic Shakespeare * Lesbian Lovers * Acoustic modern folk performances * Lady Gaga songs * Commercial Dance * Ballroom and Voguing * Funky Dungaree Dressed Mechanicals * Drag Kings * Slapstick * AFAB Queens * Non-Binary Babes * Lip-Sync Battles * A show that is different every night * An Emcee that holds it together * and much more!
This show will be a chaotic delight that will hopefully explore all the edges of the characters, our performers and our audiences. It will not be a show for the faint-hearted, not from a physical energy perspective for all our company, but from the point of view of the capacity to think big, play big and push ourselves to play expansively.
Registration is now open for A Midsummer Night’s Dream auditions.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream plays at the Bridewell Theatre from 14-24 September 2022.
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: Matt Hudson (he/them)
PRODUCER: Clare Harding (she/her)
CHOREOGRAPHER: Mary Bennett (she/her)
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: Carrie Pennifer (she/her), Iacopo Farusi (he/him)
STAGE AND COSTUME DESIGN: Peter Foster (he/him)
LIGHTING DESIGN: Martin Walton (he/him)
SOUND DESIGN: Henry Whittaker (he/him)
COSTUME SUPERVISOR: we are looking for support in costume making, sourcing and organising
MUSIC PRODUCTION: we are looking for someone to support us with music production and creating tracks
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: we have three to five sung songs in the show and are looking for someone/people to teach the music and support the team
If you are interested in any roles on the team please message Clare and Matt at midsummer@sedos.co.uk
Bridewell Theatre
- Wednesday 14 September 2022 7.30pm
- Thursday 15 September 2022 7.30pm
- Friday 16 September 2022 7.30pm
- Saturday 17 September 2022 2.30pm
- Saturday 17 September 2022 7.30pm
- Tuesday 20 September 2022 7.30pm
- Wednesday 21 September 2022 7.30pm
- Thursday 22 September 2022 7.30pm
- Friday 23 September 2022 7.30pm
- Saturday 24 September 2022 2.30pm
- Saturday 24 September 2022 7.30pm