What fun! A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this bold revival returns after its 2019 debut with renewed verve. The theatre becomes a moonlit forest, half real, half enchanted, where the action tumbles across a central pit: some of it on stage, some weaving through the crowd, and some—most thrillingly—dangling upside down on ropes above our heads.
The friend who suggested the outing urged me to buy standing tickets. I failed to see the appeal. Besides, by the time I finally went online, all the standing places were long gone. Only later did I discover why they are coveted: those lucky souls stand right in the thick of things, brushing shoulders with fairies and lovers, swept along in the immersive magic.
We, meanwhile, were perched in our “proper” seats high above. But there was compensation: from that lofty vantage point we caught dazzling shots of Puck and company soaring through the air like acrobats at a midsummer circus. Go and see it while you can—the spell won’t last forever!