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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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Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (Bridge Theatre, 2025): “Puck-tilious immersive reimagining leads to kick-ass performance”
The venue hosts Nicholas Hytner’s second Shakespearean production of the seasons — bringing back one of the Bard’s most popular comedies through a modernized take and atmospheric approach. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its revival of the magical forest comes across as wooden. I’ve found it difficult…
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Review of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: “The right delusion”
Fairy tale chaos inundates the Globe with the return of Shakespeare’s most whimsical comedy. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this new production bringing back one of the author’s most popular plays, to let us know if the company should have kept their feet on the ground. The course of true love never did run…
