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An Indian Midsummer Night's Dream
6 Mar 2007One of Shakespeare's most famous plays, this Indian production features actors, dancers, martial arts experts, musicians and street acrobats from across the sub-continent.
Two years in the making, Tim Supple's version of A Midsummer Night's Dream has already caused a sensation in Delhi, Mumbai, Madras and Calcutta, completed a sold-out run at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, and comes to London on Thursday.
This is the first play to be staged at The Roundhouse since it was redeveloped.
8 March-21 April at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, NW1. Tickets from £20 (0870 389 1846, www.roundhouse.org.uk).
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A beautifully staged production with tremendous percussive artistry that unfortunately does not live up to the hype surrounding it - what a pity as it holds such promise but the supporting premise of seven different languages being used on stage does not make this lucid or render it into the realms of the magical artistry because it rather silences Shakespeare and makes him turgidly unfathomable. I had such high hopes for this production which were dashed by the rather smug and self satisfied approach of the producer and director from the programmes notes which I think is at odds with the earnestness of the cast especially 'Bottom' who was one of the few rays of light in a very long and boring evening.
Sub titles may have helped but one feels that the superb space of The Roundhouse really deserved something that had a little bit more.
- Chris M, London UK, 10/03/2007 16:12
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