“Waiting for the dream,” based on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at the Grand Logis in Bruz
Would Shakespeare have recognized his “Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Irina Brook’s spirited and brilliant adaptation entitled “Waiting for the Dream”? I think there is no doubt that he would, even if the play has been somewhat shortened and the translator sometimes takes a few liberties.
The choice of a theatre of simplicity
Irina Brook draws inspiration from Shakespeare’s adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for her latest show, Waiting for the Dream, a performance for six actors, the director’s longtime collaborators. Starring Vincent Berger, Jerry Di Giacomo, Cyril Guei, Gérald Papasian, Christian Pélissier, and Augustin Ruhabura.
“Waiting for the Dream.” When theatre goes to meet the public
Based on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Shakespeare, Théâtre des Bouffes-du-Nord in Paris It’s seeing shows like this that makes me love theatre. Irina Brook offers us a poetic and inventive adaptation of one of the greatest masterpieces of Baroque theatre, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. Her aim was to create a show […]
En attendant le songe
CONCEPT: The fictional “Compagnie Internationale d’Athènes” (CIA) was scheduled to present A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but when the actors, sets, and costumes failed to arrive, six technicians performed the play with whatever materials they could find. Created as a stripped-down, highly mobile production designed to be performed in non-traditional spaces—fields, village squares, community halls—bringing theatre […]