| English National Opera - A Midsummer Night's Dream Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
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A Midsummer Night's DreamEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Summer lovin’ |
 20 Mar 18 / The Critics' Circle |
A double helping of Titania, Bottom and friends |
| 12 Mar 18 / The Observer |
Notwithstanding the colourful costumes, this production of A Midsummer Night's Dream has inert, unimaginative and superficial staging
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| 11 Mar 18 / Daily Mail |
The result brings joy to the heart |
| 7 Mar 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
ENO’s excellent company performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| 6 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
Bright-eyed and comic |
| 6 Mar 18 / Financial Times |
Why did ENO bother to revive Robert Carsen’s limp Britten staging? |
| 5 Mar 18 / The Times |
A return to the world of sleep and dreams |
| 5 Mar 18 / Planet Hugill |
The perfect winter warmer, Robert Carsen's ageless production returns to ENO |
| 3 Mar 18 / What's on Stage |
Hot ice and strange snow: an unseasonal return for Carsen’s bed-hopping Dream |
| 3 Mar 18 / Bachtrack |
Robert Carsen's A Midsummer Night's Dream returns to ENO |
| 3 Mar 18 / Opera Today |
The perfect antidote to a cold winter's evening |
| 3 Mar 18 / Telegraph |
Carsen's classic staging makes a welcome return |
| 3 Mar 18 / The Guardian |
With sigh-inducing simplicity, Carsen’s production covers Shakespeare’s big themes |
| 3 Mar 18 / Classical Source |
You can't see the forest for the very stylish trees |
| 3 Mar 18 / Evening Standard |
The latest revival of Robert Carsen’s production confirms its theatrical brilliance |
| 3 Mar 18 / The Stage |
A faithful version of the play with added humour |
| 3 Mar 18 / Express |
Production details
Cast
Ainslie, Mafi, Yerolemou, Webb, Durkan, Presland, Dennis, Robertsson, Carrington, Bloom, Danby, Murray, Lemalu, Robinson, Butteriss
(c) Soddy (d) Carsen
Performance dates
1, 4(m), 8, 10, 14, 15 March 2018
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