 Event |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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| Venue |
Waikato University, Academy Playhouse, Hillcrest, Hamilton, New Zealand |
| First Date |
1 July 2005 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Cooperative |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
… The players arrive like characters around a Greek vase, noisily singing us into this well-loved play, occasioned by the nuptials of King Theseus and his Amazon queen, Hippolyta. Shakespeare's setting is in and near Athens, although we are reminded by Puck that the play is all a dream. To top it off, a backdrop from the much-loved Where the Wild Things Are story book hooks us into other dream stories and the brilliantly dynamic Puck (Natasya Yusoff) is clad as Maurice Sendak's hero Max…. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Further Information |
Noted as one of two superb productions at Bats for the year. (Ricketts, Listener, 'best of.' article).
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
191283 |
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