Celebrations are planned to mark the marriage of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Egeus brings his rebellious daughter Hermia in front of the Duke. She is refusing to marry Demetrius, her father's choice, because she is in love with Lysander. The Duke orders Hermia to obey her father or, according to Athenian law, she must face death or enter a convent. Hermia and Lysander decide to elope that night. They confide their plan to their friend Helena and she, in love with Demetrius and hoping to win his affection, tells him of the plan. That night, all four lovers steal away into the forest.
A group of Athenian tradesmen, led by Peter Quince, are planning to perform a play, The Tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe, in celebration of the Duke's wedding. They decide to rehearse in the same forest.
Oberon and Titania, fairy rulers of the forest, have quarrelled over Titania's refusal to give up her boy page to Oberon. He sends Puck to find a magic plant, the juice of which, squeezed on the eyes of someone asleep, will cause them to fall in love with the first creature they see on waking. Oberon uses the juice on Titania and she falls rapturously in love with Bottom, one of the tradesmen who has been bewitched by Puck. Oberon also tells Puck to use it on Demetrius, so that he will fall in love with Helena, but Puck, mistaking the two Athenian youths, uses it on Lysander instead, who promptly falls in love with Helena...
Eventually, however, all the enchantments are lifted, the human lovers are happily paired and Titania and Oberon are reconciled. The three couples are married and Bottom's troupe perform their play at the nuptial celebrations.
Directed by: Barry Kyle
Set & Costume Designer: Martyn Bainbridge
Lighting Designer: Suven Chan
Sound Designer: Mike Walker
Composer: Ilona Sekacz
Choreographers: Aaron Khek Ah Hock, Ix Wong Thien Pau
Hair Designer: Ashley Lim
Stage Manager: Woo Hsia Ling
Cast:
Daniel Jenkins
Emma Yong
Gene Sha Rudyn
Matt Grey
Jason Chan
Rehaan Engineer
Joanna Pilgrim
Wendy Kweh
Andy Hockley
Peter Hodgson
Michael Corbidge
Andrew Keegan
Claudio Girardi
Becky Ho
Elizabeth Tan
Serene Tan
Amanda Tee
Melissa Chiew
Natalie Wong
Deborah Emmanuel
Adeline Pang
Ensemble:
Megah Laksana Ashari
Aaron Khek Ah Hock
Li Yong Nan
Ix Wong Thien Pau
Chanel Chan Hui Yin
Melissa Chiew
Cara Edney
Deborah Emmanuel
Joyce Gan
Becky Ho
Alyssa Lee
Victoria Lim
Adeline Pang
Nur Khairiyah Ramli
Kusumawati Supadi
Caitanya Tan
Elizabeth Tan
Serene Tan
Amanda Tee
Sophie Wee
Natalie Wong
Eunice Yee Yen Nee
Kirsty Aitken
Emily Armstrong
Aparnaa Balamurali
Sameen Boparai
George Bullock
May Bullock
Izzy Cornish
Lola Rose Donohoe
Shannon Fender
Brighten Kaufman
Matt MacKay
Vivek Narayan
Eleonore Otway
Daniel Parsons
Megan Ross
Gigi Samuel
Ayush Shah
Gabrielle Virk
Sorcha Young
Production Consultant: Helene Larivee
Production Manager: Suraya Ab Rasid
Production Coordinator: Pat See
Assistant Stage Manager: Haironnisa Karim, Juraidah Rahman
Wardrobe Manager: Baey Ee Ming
Props Master: Jed Lim
Make-up: Make-up Forever
Make-up Artists:
Fauzi Anwar
Lionel Lin
June Goh
Sharifah Nadirah
Leonara Halim
Belinda See
Tailor: Andrew Oei
Stage Crew: Jason Sin, Ong Ming Kit
Child Minders: Shameen Binte Ahmad, Claire Yang
Vocal Coach: Adrian Poon
Multimedia Sequence: Flake Koh
Lighting Assistant: Fiona Lim
Sound Operator: Simon Ng
Set Builder: Arina Hogan
Equipment Supplier: Showtec
Sound Equipment Supplier: Loh Humm Audio
(Source: Singapore Repertory Theatre Programme)