A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM follows on from Flabbergast’s stunning version of THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH and continues to develop their reputation for adapting classics in an innovative and refreshing way.  

Flabbergast has a history of making devised original works in Clown, Puppetry, and Immersive theatre such as the award winning ‘Boris & Sergey’, ‘Tatterdemalion’ and ‘The Swell Mob’ they create collaboratively with a focus on the devising ensemble utilising pedagogy from Jacques Lecoq and Jerzy Grotowski.

We seek to empower our ensemble members to adapt and devise the story in a way that resonates against their identities and lived experiences, using the body and physicality as a starting point to explore the story, the result is a creative process that is less hierarchical, intercultural and focussed on storytelling.  

The Award winning Flabbergast Theatre bring a rambunctious approach to Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Goblins and Sprites run amok as the King and Queen of the Faeries settle a spat causing havoc among the humans caught up in their machinations.  

The action focusses on a troupe of players travelling with their beautiful vintage Haywain frantically multi-role-ing and bringing the world to life with joy and excitement.

Arcadian folk songs, slapstick comedy, and mask work combine with a respectful approach to the text, an irreverent attitude and a focus on storytelling to bring the magic of midsummer alive with physical comedy, song, and dance.