Galway Youth Theatre

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

The world is in chaos. The climate is changing, and the seasons are askew. An uneasy peace has settled on Athens after a war. In the forest, Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, still argue bitterly.

Part comedy, part philosophical treatise on the power of the imagination, Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comic nightmare ride through the intense emotions, delusions and trickeries of love and infatuation , as human souls blunder into the dark forest , and, beset by magic spells, become unwitting accomplices in the war between the Fairy King and Queen.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it could be argued, is Shakespeare’s most original play, as very little of the plot has a source elsewhere. . Whilst it is often understood to be a companion piece to Romeo and Juliet, and shares the theme of love, it contains a much darker cynicism than the equally famous tragedy and much more humour.

Directed by Max Hafler, and performed by members of the Galway Youth Theatre, whose previous collaborations with Cuirt have included The Midnight Court and The Trial, both of which were highly acclaimed.

The Set design is by Mary Doyle, the Costume, by Aine Lawless. The Sound design and Music is composed by Aranos the Lighting designer is Pat O’Reilly.

The Show will run at Nun’s Island Theatre from Monday 20th April to Sunday 26th April at 8pm.
For Tickets call Galway Town Hall Theatre 569777
Tickets cost €15/€12