A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Knavish Hedgehog Productions—PTE – Mainstage

This was a spirited but bare bones ninety-minute production, complete with Shakespeare’s archaic language. Most of the ten young performers wore very casual street clothes and they all remained barefoot during this show. They also all played multiple roles. Furthermore, one of the main female characters, Helena, was performed by a male, and this added some extra comedy to the proceedings. Nine wooden chairs, with artificial leaves tied to each of them, were the main props. Five minutes before the show proper began, the ten actors played several rounds of silent musical chairs, which got a fair amount of laughter from the audience. Ultimately, whether you like this production or not will depend on whether you like Shakespeare and moreover, if you don’t mind his work being done in such a simplified manner.

Konrad Antony