Organization

Singer

Bass

Henry Waddington

Quince

Stage director

Sir Peter Hall

Set designer

John Bury

Conductor

Dalia Stasevska

Lighting designer

Paul Pyant

Chorus master

Pieter Schoeman

Choreographer

Lauren Poulton

Child vocalist

Ben Fletcher

Cobweb

Arlo Murray

Peaseblossom

Benjy Gilbert

Mustardseed

Freddie Balcombe

Moth

Spoken

Oliver Barlow

Puck

Countertenor

Tim Mead

Oberon

Soprano

Liv Redpath

Tytania

Tenor

Caspar Singh

Lysander

Mezzo-soprano

Rachael Wilson

Hermia

Baritone

Samuel Dale Johnson

Demetrius

Lauren Fagan

Helena

Patrick Guetti

Snug

Alex Otterburn

Starveling

James Way

Flute

Alasdair Elliott

Snout

Bass-baritone

Brandon Cedel

Bottom

Dingle Yandell

Theseus

Rosie Aldridge

Hippolyta

Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Philharmonia London

Glyndebourne

Others

Trinity Boys Choir

English

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lewes

United Kingdom

A Midsummer Night's Dream Britten

Public

Approved

An enchanted wood whispers and stirs, fairies sing their songs in moonlit choirs, a king and queen trade elegant insults and love blooms rich and strange in ...

LORD, WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE!’
Hermia loves Lysander, but her father orders her to marry Demetrius. Helena loves Demetrius, but he only has eyes for Hermia…

In Shakespeare’s story of dreams and desires, four young lovers find themselves lost in a magical wood – playthings for the fairies who rule there. Inhibition gives way to exploration, as fantasy and reality collide over the course of one heady summer’s night.

An enchanted wood whispers and stirs, fairies sing their songs in moonlit choirs, a king and queen trade elegant insults and love blooms rich and strange in Benjamin Britten’s most bewitching score. Shakespeare’s comedy retains all of its charm in this witty, light-footed adaptation, but also gains new darkness in an intoxicating musical celebration of instinct and illicit desire. This may be a fairytale, but danger is never far away…

With its lavish costumes and magical, Arthur Rackham-inspired designs, Peter Hall’s production is a longstanding Festival favourite. Dalia Stasevska conducts.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble