A MIDSUMMER NIGHT' DREAM 2012
12 - 22 July
Director Charlotte Conquest wanted to give this production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (our second) a modern flavour. Taking inspiration from traveller communities, the Fairies were given a nomadic, magpie-like quality. From hoovering the grass to watching the weather on TV, these fairies were urbanites… with a lot of blue paint. Yes the love potion was applied in the form of blue paint being wiped on to the lovers, so that by the time the they leave the forest they hardly resembled the people they once were.
Staged in the grounds of the Guildford College of Law, The Mechanicals were the groundskeepers of Theseus’ house where the wedding is taking place, with the final play within the play being staged in front of the manor house.
Despite the wettest summer for 100 years, our audiences still left singing and dancing!
"A real triumph on all levels" British Theatre Guide
“Bonkers. Barmy. Brilliant. Pure GSC... thank you all again. My belly hurts from laughing and my hands hurt from clapping.” Audience Member
COMPANY
THESEUS/OBERON Morgan Philpott
HIPPLOYTA/TITANIA Sarah Gobran
PHILOSTRATE/PUCK Johanne Murdock
EGEUS/PETER QUINCE Chris Porter
HERMIA Katy Phipps
LYSANDER/SNUG David Marken
DEMETRIUS Jack Bannell
HELENA Louise Best
FIRST FAIRY/FRANCIS FLUTE Alex Scott Fairley
NICK BOTTOM Matt Pinches
ARTISTIC TEAM
Director Charlotte Conquest
Designer Neil Irish
Movement Director Aidan Treays
Sound Designer Matt Eaton
Assistant Designer Libby Davis
Company Stage Manager Kerrie Driscoll
Deputy Stage Manager Elaine Yeung
Assistant Stage Manager Beth Sweeney