The Open Air Theatre started out life as a Shakespeare only venue, and while it’s been decades since that was last the case, he’s generally remained in the mix. Did the absence of any of his plays in Drew McOnie’s debut season in charge last year indicate he was moving away from the Bard? No! Starting its run just in time for actual Midsummer, here comes Shakespeare’s ultimate crow-pleaser, as directed by Atri Bannerjee. We’ve no massive steer for how this one will play out, but it’s described as ‘blissful’, indicating it’s proabbly not going to do anything too outre, and it’ll have an original folk-infused score from Maimuna Memon.
Note that in the trial of a new system for the OAT to mitigate the effects of hotter summers due to climate change, the matinees for A Midsummer Night’s Dream are at the very early time of 12.30pm.
