archive Autumn 1988

28 September – 22 October
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
music by Mendelssohn

The colourful ingredients of magic, brawling lovers, mischievous plots, mistaken identities, boisterous jokes and the final triumph of love and good sense, makes the comedy a gem of an evening.

synopsis

Artistic Credits

Director: Bob Tomson
Musical Director: James Simpson
Musical Arranger: Martin Yates
Set and Fairy Costume Designer: John Lewin
Costume Co-Ordinator: Lena Gevaux
Lighting: Stanley Osborne-White
On the Book: Jill Biffin

Cast

Duke Theseus/Oberon: John Conroy
Hippolyta/Titania: Liz Brailsford
Egeus/Cobweb/Robin Starveling: Steve Edwin
Hermia: Janet Rawson
Lysander: Trevor Brohier
Demetrius: Neil Caple
Helena: Sandra Slinger
Philostrate/Puck: Richard Gauntlett
Governess/Fairy: Maggie Carr
Maid/Fairy: Nita Gale
Maid: Suzanne Rigden
Girls/Elves: Victoria Avery, Lauren Duncan, Melanie Martinez-Spires, Jenny Cronin
Boys/Changeling: Steven Reed, Rikki Belsham
Peaseblossom/Snug: Jerry Walker
Moth/Tom Snout: Scott Farrell
Mustardseed/Francis Flute: Derek Howard
Peter Quince: Phil Hearne
Nick Bottom: Gavin Muir

Musicians

Piano: James Simpson
Guitar: Simon Dinnigan
Flute: Michelle Powell
Clarinet: Roger Wilson