A Torch Theatre | Mappa Mundi | Theatr Mwldan Co-Production
 

On Tour: 3 October – 8 December 2012

Peter Doran directs an outstanding cast of thirteen - young lovers, warring fairies and mischievous Mechanicals – who meet in a moonlit forest in this magical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy. Set on the home front during the Second World War, Mappa Mundi’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells of a very British way of life, of an old class structure weakened by the destructiveness of war. Yet despite the conflict there is an underlying feeling of adventure - romance is in the air, and people live life for the moment, not knowing what tomorrow may hold. In these times our dreams are more vivid, the desire to love and be loved greater, and the longing for a better world immense. An endlessly inventive production laced with wicked wit, genuine enchantment, and a symbolic escape from reality.

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Mappa Mundi Patrons: Zoë Wanamaker and Robert Lindsay Tour

Tour Dates:

TORCH THEATRE Milford Haven

THE BOROUGH THEATRE Abergavenny

TALIESIN Swansea

ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DRAMA Cardiff

ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE

THEATR BRYCHEINIOG Brecon

THEATR HAFREN Newtown

LAKESIDE Nottingham

BUXTON OPERA HOUSE Buxton

GULBENKIAN Canterbury

THE STIWT Rhosllannerchrugog

THEATR MWLDAN Cardigan