Bridge Theatre's smash-hit immersive production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream will officially open this evening, with its limited summer engagement continuing until 20 August.
Ali Goldsmith, Emmanuel Akwafo, Jemima Brown, Lennin Nelson-McClure, Bella Aubin in A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Bridge. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner, the production allows 400 people to stand close to the action, with 670 seats wrapped around to experience Shakespeare's infamous story, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The story itself explores the chaos and magic of love. Set in an enchanted world, the story follows four young lovers, a group of amateur actors, and a band of mischievous fairies whose worlds collide.
Starring in the production at the Bridge Theatre is JJ Feild (Little Disasters, Austenland, Captain America) as Oberon/Theseus, Susannah Fielding (The Merchant of Venice, This Time with Alan Partridge) as Titania/Hippolyta, Emmanuel Akwafo (For the Black Boys…, Sex Education) as Bottom and David Moorst (Killing Eve, Blitz) as Puck/Philostrate. Completing the cast are Paul Adeyefa (A Midsummer Night's Dream – Bridge Theatre) as Demetrius, Hilson Agbangbe (Wonderboy – UK Tour) as Starveling, Bella Aubin (Macbeth – Lyric Hammersmith) as Peaseblossom, Jemima Brown (Why Am I So Single? – West End) as Fairy, Nina Cassells (Swive – Shakespeare’s Globe) as Hermia, Kat Collings (The Lion King – West End) as Moth, Adam Cunis (A Midsummer Night's Dream – Bridge Theatre) as understudy, Ali Goldsmith (Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse) as Cobweb, Hollie Hales (Henry V – The Rose Playhouse) as understudy, Molly Hewitt-Richards (The Secret Garden – Regents Open Air Theatre) as Snug, Felicity Montagu (A Midsummer Night's Dream – Bridge Theatre) as Quince, Lennin Nelson-McClure (A Midsummer Night's Dream – Bridge Theatre) as Mustardseed, Jem Rose (making her professional stage debut) as Snout, Dominic Semwanga (making his professional stage debut) as Flute, Lily Simpkiss (making her professional stage debut) as Helena, Divesh Subaskaran (Life of Pi – UK Tour) as Lysander and David Webber (Small Island – National Theatre) as Egeus.
Joining David Moorst in reprising their roles from the 2019 production are Paul Adeyefa, Felicity Montagu, Lennin Nelson-McClure and Adam Cunis.
A Midsummer Night's Dream will play at the Bridge Theatre until 31 August 2025.
