William Shakespeare's


BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
"WHAT VISIONS HAVE I SEEN!"
ENTER THE FOREST. NOTHING MAKES SENSE. EVERYTHING FEELS TRUE.
Love doesn’t behave. Reality bends. The woods are alive, the fairies are watching, and suddenly you’re not quite sure who you are. Or who — or what — you love!
This bold, fast-moving production is a mischievous invitation for a young audience to venture deep inside Shakespeare’s most playful and surreal
world — where chaos rules, identities merge, love turns to madness, and your best friend might just turn out to be a donkey. It’s a story about growing up, falling in love, losing control, and laughing until it hurts.
The magic of Dream isn’t just in the fairies — it’s in the way the play speaks, still, to the confusion and wonder of being young, wild, and completely
overwhelmed by the world. Immersive, hilarious, and full of heart, this is Shakespeare as it was meant to be: lived, felt, endlessly surprising and never forgotten.
A perfect first encounter with the Bard — or a fresh adventure for the already enchanted. And yes – it really is all just a dream…
Q&A after every education show
CURRICULUM LINKS
English and Drama Syllabus – In Stage 4 & 5, students are expected to have an experience of Shakespearean drama, including seeing Shakespearean plays in performance. A suggested text, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is ideal for all students of
Shakespeare and dramatic arts in general. A perfect introductory text for younger
years and ideal for senior students – understand how ideas, theatrical conventions, forms and language interact with text to create meaning.
STUDENT RESOURCE KIT PROVIDED
CAST

DEBORAH AN
PUCK / PHILOSTRATE

MEGAN ELIZABETH KENNEDY
BOTTOM

OLIVER RYAN
DEMETRIUS / FLUTE

ERIN BRUCE
TITANIA / HIPPOLYTA

KATRINA RETALLICK
QUINCE / EGEIA

LARISSA TURTON
HERMIA / SNOUT

CLAUDIA ELBOURNE
HELENA / SNUG

MAX RYAN
LYSANDER / STARVELING

DARIUS WILLIAMS
THESEUS / OBERON
Creatives
miranda middleton
Director
david soncin
assistant director
meg anderson
set Designer
lily mateljan
costume Designer
SOPHIE PEKBILIMLI
Lighting Designer
oliver beard
sound designer / composer
jemima owen
stage manager
CHLOË DALLIMORE
Intimacy Coordinator
troy honeysett
fight coordinator
Christopher Tomkinson
Creative Producer / Business Manager
Isabella Milkovitsch
Producer
emily saint smith
marketing manager
Dates and Booking
RIVERSIDE LIVE AT PHIVE
THU, 30 APR
FRI, 1 MAY
MON, 4 MAY
TUE, 5 MAY
WED, 6 MAY
THU, 7 MAY
SAT, 9 MAY
1:00PM
7:00PM
10:30AM
10:30AM
11:30AM
10:30AM
7:00PM
SEYMOUR CENTRE
THU, 21 MAY
FRI, 22 MAY
SAT, 23 MAY
MON, 25 MAY
TUE, 26 MAY
WED, 27 MAY
THU, 28 MAY
10:30AM
10:30AM
7:00PM
11:30AM
10:30AM
10:00AM
10:30AM
TO BOOK GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS FOR MATINEE SHOWS,
PLEASE CALL the SEYMOUR centre BOX OFFICE: 02 7255 1561
ORANGE CIVIC THEATRE
THU, 4 JUN
THU, 4 JUN
7:30PM
11:00aM
for school bookings please contact box office:
(02) 6393 8111



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