In A Midsummer Night’s Dream , the young lovers Lysander and Hermia defy the Duke of Athens and flee to his aunt’s house in the woods. But who is this law-snubbing, free-loving aunty? What’s she doing in the bush? And what happens when the sharp Athenian law comes knocking at her door?
In the tradition of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, comes a radical reworking of one of Shakespeare’s most loved plays. Retaining the madness and magic of the original, whilst breaking down pretences around language, theatre and society. A riotous clash of youth and middle age, of urban and rural identity, of conformity and rebellion playing out in the New Zealand bush.
There will be sword fights. There will be Tim Tams. You’re not in Athens now, Doctor Ropata.