A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Event A Midsummer Night's Dream
Venue Victoria University of Wellington, Library Courtyard, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Victoria University Summer Shakespeare
First Date 9 February 1983
Last Date 19 February 1983
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Rooftops, covered walkways, stone ledges provided building-sized areas of darkness in which these fairies could caper, and splendid use of space seemed to add emphasis to the unpredictable: where next would the fairies appear? They were marvellous-looking fairies, too; gaudily punk, mad-looking, zany figments of wild imagining…
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Anna Aitken Actor Moth
Graeme Austin Actor Oberon
Perry Bayer Actor Theseus
Corinna Dennis Actor Hermia
John Gordon Actor Egeus
Jonathan Graham Actor Nick Bottom
David Jeffries Actor Ganymede
David Killick Actor Philostrate
Mandy Lowe Actor Helena
Roseanne McElroy Actor Prothoe
Roseanne McElroy Actor Kelp
Lester McGrath Actor Puck
Chris McKevitt Actor Narcissus
Grant Mouldey Actor Lysander
Georgina Muir Actor Mustardseed
David Newman Actor Snug
David Nilsson Actor Adonis
Andrew Palmer Actor Demetrius
Fiona Peat Actor Cobweb
Simon Penlington Actor Starveling
Shaun Robinson Actor Peter Quince
Foss Shanahan Actor Indian Boy
Hugo Shanahan Actor Alternate Indian Boy
Joanne Marie Stones Actor Peaceblossom
Lynette Thorstensen Actor Titania
Christopher Wilson Actor Tom Snout
Sue Woodfield Actor Hippolyta
Adrian Kiernander Director
William Shakespeare Playwright
Andrea Garing Singer: Soprano
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Victoria University's first annual summer Shakespeare production.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 192414