Full cast announced for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Barbican

Emmie Newitt 5 November, 2024, 10:23

Starring Matthew Baynton, the critically acclaimed RSC production transfers to London for a strictly limited season from December.

a midsummer nights dream barbican cast Matthew Baynton, Andrew Richardson and Katherine Pearce headshots.

The full cast has been announced for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Andrew Richardson (Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre) joins the company as Oberon/Theseus alongside Katherine Pearce (Waterloo Road, BBC) as Puck.

New company members also include; Alexander Bellinfantie (Moth), Eliza Smith (Mustardseed) and Natalie Thomas (Peaseblossom).

They join returning cast members Nicholas Armfield (Demetrius), Mathew Baynton (Bottom), Emily Cundick (Snout), Esme Hough (Cobweb), Ryan Hutton (Lysander), Laurie Jamieson (Snug), Neil McCaul (Egeus), Helen Monks (Rita Quince), Adrian Richards (Philostrate), Boadicea Ricketts (Helena), Sirine Saba (Titania/Hippolyta), Dawn Sievewright (Hermia), Mitesh Soni (Flute) and Premi Tamang (Starveling).

Directed by Eleanor Rhode, the creative team includes Costume Design by Lucy Osborne; Illusion Direction and Design by John Bulleid; Lighting Design by Matt Daw; Composed by Will Gregory; Sound Design by Pete Malkin; Movement Direction by Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster; Video Design by Will Duke; Fight and Intimacy Direction by Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown; and Casting by Matthew Dewsbury CDG.

This hilarious production of Shakespeare's most captivating comedy will transport audiences from the deepest midwinter to the most magical of midsummer nights.

A Midsummer Night's Dream will play at the Barbican Theatre from 3 December 2024 through to 18 January 2025. It follows another RSC transfer, The Buddha of Suburbia which plays until 16 November.

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