A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Golden Goose Theatre, Camberwell

The New Rep Theatre Company are proud to be presenting the final play in their  inaugural season.  As part of the Lambeth Fringe they are bringing back to life William Shakespeare’s fantastical comedy, ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream.’  Shakespeare’s classic tale of humour and magic explores the complexities of love, the power of dreams and the delicate balance between order and chaos, blurring reality and illusion.  Enter into the world of magic, fairies and love, where anything can happen and nothing is as it seems.

Hermia and Lysander are deeply in love, but Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius, who is loved by her friend Helena. Hermia and Lysander flee to the woods, followed by Demetrius and Helena. Meanwhile a group of artisans, or ‘mechanicals’ head to the wood to rehearse a play.

Unknown to them, the wood is a magical realm ruled by Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the fairies who’ve been arguing. Oberon commands his mischief-maker, Puck, to play a trick on the Queen but Pucks magic goes awry as mischievous spells and love potions cause mayhem in the affairs of the mortals.