Multi award-winning ensemble The Faction, renowned for their intelligent interrogation of classic texts combined with powerful group physicality, return with this new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream offering a fresh look at one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies.
Re-examining the linguistic detail of Shakespeare’s verse, The Faction create unforgettable visual moments, unleashing the magic, energy and mayhem of this work, from the raw power of the fairies’ rituals to an ass’s head created entirely from the ensemble’s arms and fingers.
Linda Marlowe, Lowri Izzard, Christopher Hughes, Christopher York, Laura Evelyn, Jeremy Ang Jones, Tamarin Mcginley and Herb Cuanalo form the cast for The Faction’s unique and magical take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Examining the intricacies of the text and stripping audiences of their preconceptions, The Faction will explore the aftermath of war and the sexual and power politics at play in this complex comedy. Doubling will be used to highlight the mirroring across the Athenian, Mechanical and Fairy worlds with doubles chosen through intense scrutiny of the text to bring out new interpretations of each character.
Director Mark Leipacher comments, “We’re delighted by this A Midsummer Night’s Dream cast. Most of these actors have worked with The Faction before, continuing our drive towards a permanent ensemble. It’s a genuinely diverse company in terms of age, class, ethnicity, sexuality and 50:50 in gender parity. It’s important to us that we’re representing society on stage. Most importantly of all though is they’re all incredibly talented and absolutely right for these roles. It’s a particular joy for me that Linda Marlowe is joining us to play Puck. I first saw Linda on stage twenty years ago performing Berkoff’s Women when I was still a student, and we’re finally getting the chance to work together.”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is at Wilton’s Music Hall 26th – 30th June 2018.
