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The 2008 Festival was held 8 Feburary - 2 March 2008.
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Theatre :: A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directed by Tim Supple

Tim Supple's Indian dream looks set to astonish the world 
THE GUARDIAN

This is the most magical, fantastical Dream, and one, I suspect, that will be remembered, and talked about, for decades to come 
THE TELEGRAPH

This is the kind of dream that leaves you rubbing your eyes and wishing that you never had to wake up 
TIMES ONLINE

An act of transformative magic ..
GUARDIAN ONLINE

Theatre to lose your heart to 
TIMES ONLINE

There are no weak links in this dazzling and delightful show
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Supported By

  • Alcoa
  • The Sunday Times
  • British Council
    ORIGINALLY COMMISSIONED AND PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL. BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ARTS PROJECTS AUSTRALIA

This most-loved comedy explodes into life through the astonishing skills of a company of actors, dancers, martial arts experts, musicians and street acrobats from India and Sri Lanka.

Two years in the making, this breathtaking production caused a sensation in India and enjoyed two sell-out runs during the Royal Shakespeare Company's Complete Works Festival in the UK and a sell-out UK tour. Critics have described it as a landmark production of the classic play.

Warriors, lovers, tradesmen and fairies are conjured up in an exhilarating mix of acrobatics, humour and the madness of love. Director Tim Supple's Dream draws on Indian theatre traditions ancient and modern, urban and rural, sacred and profane and presents them in startling imagery: fairies burst through papery walls and wrap themselves in vivid cocoons, while silken floors are swept away to reveal forest earth.

Performed in English and six languages of the Indian subcontinent while remaining true to Shakespeare's poetry, this exotic and passionate production is a dazzling new interpretation.

Dash Arts Production