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  • Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (Regent’s Open Air Theatre, 2026): “Rustic production comes out too mechanical”

    Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (Regent’s Open Air Theatre, 2026): “Rustic production comes out too mechanical”

    Comparisons are odious. But what else can you do if two major productions of arguably Shakespeare’s most popular comedy are running in London at the same time? Especially, if one of them is faultless and all you can say about the other, if you want to be kind, is that at least they tried. And…

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    1 July, 2026
    English contents, Reviews
    a midsummer night's dream, Amelia Gabriel, classic theatre, damien james, Dumile Sibanda, Evie Jones, georgia bruce, Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Hiftu Quasem, Issam Al Ghussain, Jenny Rainsford, Misia Butler, Nadeem Islam, Neil D’Souza, nick bottom, oberon, Olivier Huband, puck, Rachel Barnes, regent’s open air theatre, Rori Hawthorn, shakespeare, shakespeare comedy, Terique Jarrett, the bard, titatania

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