A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – characters mash, worlds invert and flames burst from fingers
Eleanor Rhode’s ravishing fusion of flamboyancy, surrealism and raucous fun rouses audiences in a youthful, energetic riot
Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa on stage: the Time Lord treads the boards – in pictures
Before his high-profile roles in Sex Education, Barbie and Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa spent years on stage. Here are some of his roles
‘Mine’s lobster and champagne’: Judi Dench reveals secret onstage supper at Shakespeare play
The Oscar-winning star discusses her Shakespearean roles and the characters she brought to life in watercolours in her new book
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – giddy shenanigans with a brilliantly chaotic Puck
This bright, bold show tries to balance humour and darkness but tends to land on the silly side of things
Sheridan Smith on stage: from Hedda Gabler to Elle Woods – in pictures
As she returns to the West End to star in Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York’s theatre, revisit some of the Olivier award-winner’s theatre roles
The Lovers review – Shakespeare musical charms, but doesn’t always deliver
The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House
Bell Shakespeare’s first ever musical puts some pop into A Midsummer Night’s Dream – and it is good fun, if you don’t think too hard about it
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – gleefully anarchic opening show
New playhouse kicks off with a boisterous, boundary-pushing production that is inventive enough to find fresh laughs in the mechanicals
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Midsummer Mechanicals review – the Dream’s rude players deliver more merrimentBottom, Quince, Flute and Patience make the young audience feel right at home in this affably silly show that puts Shakespeare in a spin
A Blessed Bottom: how booming Brian inspired his daughter’s Shakespearean role
Rosalind Blessed explains how her force-of-nature father shaped her performance in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Cruise review – a tale of two audiences
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – the Globe’s giddy return
Nick Cave joins RSC's hi-tech take on A Midsummer Night's Dream
The musician’s voice will be heard in the new online show, which combines virtual reality and live performance
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San Francisco Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – two acts of pure dance run smoothA midsummer night's sax comedy: the return of the lost Shakespeare jazz musical
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A Midsummer Night’s Zoom: isolation dramas reframe ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet become online daters unable to meet in a new project that celebrates freelance creatives
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Alexander Ekman: Eskapist; Midsummer Night's Dream review - audacious and unpredictableTwo dance works by the Swedish choreographer are visually stunning, meshing movement, theatre, design and music
A most rare vision: A Midsummer Night's Dream moves to Whitby
Matt Harrison explains how sending Puck to a seaside chippie can open Britain’s eyes to his misunderstood home town
Wildest dreams: two midsummer nights with Shakespeare's fairies
The sun shines on the revels at Shakespeare’s Globe, while cruelty and creepiness rule at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre
The week in theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; While the Sun Shines; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – review
A Midsummer Night's Dream review – join the fiesta with Gwendoline Christie
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