A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Home MCR

[BurlyBeaR]

A Midsummer Night's Dream - on sale now
Booking is now open for our first outdoor show, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Experience this riotous version of the Shakespeare classic outside at our new site Homeground, with performances from Thu 3 - Sat 26 June.

Young lovers and warring fairies cross paths in this irreverent adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays by Filter Theatre.

Featuring live music, don’t miss one of the most exciting and inventive Shakespeare productions of recent years.

All tickets £10 for adults, £5 for children

[Jan]

This is the Filter production. Seems to have been around for years (2016 ?). Unusual in this country for a theatre production to last that long via revivals and tours. It is quite good, worth seeing.

[princeton]

It has been around for a long time - 2012 when I first saw it at Hammersmith - and then, as you mention, several UK and overseas tours since. As someone who usually has a complete aversion to the play - I really enjoyed this - first time I've actually found the comedic elements funny. Not for the purists for sure - but will play very well in the open air - and a snip at £10 a ticket.

[BurlyBeaR]

A huge new temporary outdoor venue including theatre, food, drink, shows, music, cabaret, and comedy will be launched by HOME in May to provide an outdoor Summer destination for people looking for a safe and fun night out as lockdown eases.

Built on a space three times the size of Albert Square, and with a Cabinet of Curiosities-themed design, the new venue, named Homeground, opens on Friday, 28 May, and will be located on an 80,000ft2 future development site on First Street, just next to HOME. It will feature a 400-seat socially distanced theatre space: the specially designed and purpose built, Covid-safe outdoor theatre. At the heart will be two magical, musical productions of classics: Filter Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and a brand-new version of Alice in Wonderland.

The venue will also host work by partners including Frog & Bucket, Contact and Trans Creative, as well as music, cabaret and comedy.

A second stage, The Manchester Stage, will feature DJ slots curated by DJ Paulette, and a Manchester Folk Festival takeover, among other free events.

There will also be food and drink from stallholders including Black Market Espresso, Wolf to the Door cocktails and Tibetan Kitchen.

The project will create 450 new employment opportunities for freelance artists and creative practitioners, supporting the freelance economy which has been so badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Thanks to generous support from Savannah Wisdom Foundation, tickets for the two HOME productions will be just £10 for adults and £5 for children. HOME will also be offering free performances for school groups.

Sounds noisy.  It’s virtually outside my front door. I feel a letter to the council coming on! 😐

[david]

Apr 20, 2021 18:24:12 GMT BurlyBeaR said:

It’s virtually outside my front door.

BurlyBeaR - Any chance then of bacon sarnies and coffee at the interval at Burly Towers?

[BurlyBeaR]

Apr 20, 2021 19:08:45 GMT david said:

Apr 20, 2021 18:24:12 GMT BurlyBeaR said:

It’s virtually outside my front door.

BurlyBeaR - Any chance then of bacon sarnies and coffee at the interval at Burly Towers?

Bacon Butty £6.00
Coffee £3.00