Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind
In a dark Athenian world of law and order, the enchanted forest offers escape. But lurking in the shadows, warring fairies cause confusion and delusion in Shakespeare’s most magical of comedies.
The Everyman explodes once again with an inviting riot of mischief and wonder as Associate Director Nick Bagnall delves deep into the darkness for this timeless take on the delirium of love.
The production follows Bagnall’s bold, beautiful and critically acclaimed Henry VI trilogy for Shakespeare’s Globe and the re-opening of the award-winning Everyman with Gemma Bodinetz’s joyous production of Twelfth Night
Carries its audience through on the crest of a whirligig wave
Liverpool ECHO
A Dream in which even the mechanicals’ play is actually worth waiting for – it’s hard to give stronger recommendation than that.
The Guardian
PHOTOS
An enchanted evening
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CAST
Lewis Bray
Francis Flute (Thisbe) and First Fairy
Garry Cooper
Oberon and Theseus
Emma Curtis
Helena
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Titania and Hippolyta
Cynthia Erivo
Puck
Michael Hawkins
Robin Starveling (Moonshine) and Moth
Charlotte Hope
Hermia
Dean Nolan
Nick Bottom (Pyramas)
Andrew Schofield
Peter Quince and Peaseblossom
Alan Stocks
Egeus, Tom Snout (Wall) and Cobweb
Tom Varey
Lysander
Matt Whitchurch
Demetrius
Ozzie Yue
Snug (Lion) and Mustardseed
YEP members
Sound Recording
COMPANY
William Shakespeare
Writer
Nick Bagnall
Director
Ashley Martin-Davis
Designer
Peter Mumford
Lighting Designer
James Fortune
Composer
Peter Rice
Sound Designer
Sophie Parrott
Casting Director
Chris Tomlinson
Assistant Director
Roger Bartlett
Fight Director
Grace Goulding
Movement Consultant