Presented by Whale Chorus

A Midsummer Night's Dream

About the Show

Whale Chorus theatre company are back this summer with A Midsummer Night’s Dream set amongst the iconic fig trees of Pacific Park. Performed with live music and an ensemble of local actors, this locally grown Shakespeare Under the Stars event is one for the summer calendar not to be missed. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies which celebrates the magic and madness of love and how the natural world can transform us and alter our ways of seeing. When young Hermia is forbidden to marry her beloved Lysander, under the rule of the harsh Athenian law, the lovers run away to seek their freedom elsewhere. They are followed in pursuit by their two love-tangled friends, Helena and Demetrius. But as these young lovers venture into the forest, the wildness of nature takes over and fairies emerge to play tricks on them. Nearby a group of amateur actors are rehearsing a play and they too become bewitched in an unlikely love spell as the world of mortals and fairies collide.In Midsummer we see how both love and the forces of nature have the power to transform; they can overcome oppressive and archaic laws, they can instil chaos and madness, and ultimately they can make us see anew.