Combining a respectful approach to the text, an irreverent attitude and a focus on storytelling Flabbergast and their multinational ensemble bring the magic of midsummer alive with physical comedy, song, music, and masks.
A show for Shakespeare buffs and newcomers alike.
★★★★ ‘Shakespeare’s words wrung into new shapes through raw physical movement’ The Telegraph (for Macbeth)
★★★★★ ‘Theatrical polymaths Flabbergast bring their rich performance history to bear invigorating one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays with a new intensity’ British Theatre Guide (for Macbeth)
★★★★★ ‘This raucous, visceral reimagining of the story captures the essence of the piece more eloquently than pretty much any other production I’ve seen’ Bouquets and Brickbats (for Macbeth)
Director (inc. Design) - Henry Maynard
Associate Director – Simon Gleave
Musical Consultant – Nick Hart
Lighting – Rachel Shipp
Oberon – Krystian Godlewski
Titania/Snug – Reanne Black
Robin Goodfellow – Lennie Longworth
Helena/Snout – Vyte Garriga
Hermia/Quince – Paulina Krzeczkowska
Lysander/Starveling – Elliot Pritchard
Demetrius/Flute – Nadav Burstein
Bottom/Egeus – Simon Gleave
Running time: 2 hours 10 minutes, plus interval