Archive · 12 Jun 2025
Review: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Revival at Bridge Theatre
A new version of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is on stage!
It's super fun and exciting, with actors moving in cool ways and the stage changing all around.
The director switched things up, making the play even more interesting and fun to watch.
The fairies do amazing acrobatics.
It's a joyful play that celebrates love and theatre, and everyone seems to have a great time!
Nicholas Hytner's revival of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Bridge Theatre is praised for its freshness and thrilling design.
The production features innovative staging with locations emerging and vanishing, along with first-rate acting.
David Moorst's Puck leads a cast of fairies who perform acrobatics, adding a 'brazenly bisexual energy' to the show.
Hytner's unique approach includes swapping the dialogue of Oberon and Titania, altering the couple's dynamic.
The show is described as an exuberant celebration of love and theatre, known for being playful and very funny.
- Who
- Directed by Nicholas Hytner, featuring actors such as David Moorst, Emmanuel Akwafo, Lily Simpkiss, and Susannah Fielding.
- What
- A revival of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
- When
- Until 20 August.
- Where
- Bridge Theatre, London SE1.
- Why
- To bring a fresh, exhilarating, and fun version of Shakespeare's play to audiences.
Critic 1
Critic 2
Romantic elements
Critic 1
The show is 'not the most romantic' as the magic is too turbocharged for tenderness.
Critic 2
The thrill of the spectacle makes up for the lack of romance.
- Venue
- Bridge Theatre, London SE1
- Director
- Nicholas Hytner
- Starring
- David Moorst
- Play Title
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Dates
- Until 20 August