A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Première 27 October 2017, Ljubljana City Theatre
Running time 2 hours 45 minutes. One interval.

Director Jernej Lorenci

Dramaturg Matic Starina
Set designer Branko Hojnik
Costume designer Belinda Radulović
Composer Branko Rožman
Choreographer and assistant director Gregor Luštek
Lighting designer Andrej Hajdinjak
Language consultant Maja Cerar
Student assistant director Daniel Day Škufca
Student assistant dramaturg Nina Kuclar Stiković

Cast
Jette Ostan Vejrup
Jana Zupančič
Ajda Smrekar
Matej Puc
Primož Pirnat
Robert Korošec as guest

The play is set in the Athenian woods during celebrations preceding the wedding of Theseus, the duke of Athens, and Hippolyta. In contrast to the strict and orderly Athens, the woods where four Athenian lovers are wandering are ruled by magical creatures that can control the events as they please. They live dissipated lives, and their quarrels and bickering is harsh and uncompromising. With the help of magic, many odd things can happen in this wild environment.
While asleep, the lovers of A Midsummer Night's Dream are struck with something they would not dare to consider in broad daylight. Their eroticism strikes full blast, making them obsessed with desire and passion. However, since the play is a comedy, it is the Spring that has aroused their emotions and made them romp. Admittedly, their dreams were disconcerting, but the play is nonetheless a triumph of optimism and faith in life. Human beings are able to overcome unyielding rationalism which is initially advocated by Helena's father Egeus and the dukeTheseus, and they can take control of passions and instincts, set free on the lovers and Titania by Oberon and Puck.
A Midsummer Night's Dream corroborates that the world of imagination is an important component of human personality.

Post-performance talk with the artists in the Mezzanine.