Shakespeare’s rude mechanicals
FIVE mechanicals (town’s tradesmen) feature in Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Although they lack any acting experience, these tradesmen decide to enter a competition to perform a play on the wedding night of the Duke of Athens.
Their unskilled performance of the romantic tragedy of Pyramus and Thisby provides much amusement for the assembled wedding guests.
In this play within a play, Nick Bottom (Jeremy Curtis) plays Pyramus, Francis Flute (Rotary exchange student Maximilian Sutterluty) glams up as Pyramus’ star crossed lover Thisbe, Peter Quince (David Tattersall) represents the moon, Tom Snout (Barry Paterson) represents the wall which separates the lovers, and Snug the joiner (Bruce Grainger) plays a wimpy lion. The character of Nick Bottom provides also amusement earlier in the production when (thanks to some forest magic) he is romanced by Titania, Queen of the Fairies even though he has been transformed into an Ass.
The Mechanicals are one of several groups to feature in this Shakespearean comedy.
With a cast of 31 talented actors of all ages, this show is sure to entertain the whole family. There will be five evening and four matinee performances from September 23 to October 2.
Tickets can be bought online www.lyrictheatre.net.au; at the box office that opens September 8 at Great Southern Outdoors at 1 Bair Street, Leongatha, from Thursday to Friday, 11am to 3pm, and Saturday, 10am to noon; or phone 0490 525 482
Tradies on stage: from left, actors playing the Mechanicals in Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, from left, David Tattersall, Barry Paterson, Jeremy Curtis, Bruce Grainger and Maximilian Sutterluty.
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Posted by Tayla Kershaw on Aug 23 2016. Filed under Arts & Entertainment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
