The course of true love never did run smooth

July —
August
2008

Company

Director
Robert Forknall

Producer
Mandy Hare

Design
Clare Southern

Music
Jodi Robinson

Associate Director
Blanche McIntyre

Company Stage Manager
Sarah Gentle

Assistant Stage Manager
Simon Diaper

Cast 

Theseus
Nick Whitley

Hippolyta
Lucy Le Messurier

Egeus/Bottom
Michael Wagg

Hermia
Abby Forknall

Lysander
Freddie Huntington

Demetrius
Charlie Tighe

Helena
Penny Scott-Andrews

Oberon
Rob Forknall

Titania
Angela McGowan

Puck
Peter Caulfield

Quince
Nic Dawkes

Flute
David Knight

Snout
Louisa Quinn

Starveling
Rebecca Nayler

Cobweb
Jonathan Cobb

Mustardseed
Carl Frazer-Lunn

Peaseblossom
Rebecca McQueen

Singing Faerie
Hannah Fox

Faeries
Patsy Hayward
Amber Ainsworth
Yujiro Nakano

Hermia and Lysander are in love. But her father Egeus wants her to marry Demetrius. So they elope. Hermia’s friend Helena loves Demetrius and tells him of their plan, and he sets off to find them.

Meanwhile, Oberon quarrels with his wife Titania, the Faerie Queen. Oberon sends the mischievous Puck to sprinkle a love potion on Titania.

Puck casts a spell on Lysander and Demetrius. Puck’s spell causes both Lysander and Demetrius to fall for Helena. A betrayed Hermia chases Helena while the men fight. Under the influence of the love potion, Titania falls for Nick Bottom, an actor with a donkey’s head.

Chaos ensues, and the play becomes a comedy of errors. Finally, King Oberon removes the enchantments from all but Demetrius, who’s still in love with Helena. Duke Theseus and Hippolyta share their wedding festival with the newly matched lovers.

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