Stratford Festival Reviews » A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Seasonal affect in order

Keith — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:57:07 +0000

"One of the joys of Stratford's latest Midsummer Night's Dream is seeing Geraint Wyn Davies play a Shakespearean role in which he remains alive into the second act...I've never seen a better performance of Bottom than Wyn Davies'..."

This version of Midsummer Night’s Dream is a nightmare

Keith — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:24:24 +0000

Reid writes that despite containing some of the most glorious poetry..."you wouldn’t know it from this leering, sneering production, full as it is with angry yelling, angry shouting and angry screaming." For more this subject read Bill Casselman's piece about Stratford actors and the poetry of Macbeth.

This Dream is the best Bard of the summer

Keith — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:24:20 +0000

Nestruck writes that Geraint Wyn Davies gives a truly classic turn in a production that "is entertaining, full of insight and never half-assed - well, except, of course, for Bottom."

Shakespeare in leather just doesn’t rock

Keith — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:24:35 +0000

1 1/2 stars out of 4: "I don't care how many productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream you've seen, I can almost guarantee that you never witnessed anything quite like the one that has just opened at the Stratford Festival."

Dream missing magic

Keith — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:19:30 +0000

Coulbourn writes that Geraint Wyn Davies "comes close to stealing the show" but adds "this show is devoid not only of the kind of theatrical magic needed to bring it to life, but of the poetry, the textual clarity and the passion that would make it soar as well."

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Keith — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:23:13 +0000

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Keith — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:40:13 +0000