A Midsummer Night's Dream

What's it about?

Hermia is supposed to marry a man she doesn't love. Her father even threatens her with "convent or death"! Desperate, Hermia flees into the forest with her true beloved Lysander. But here, in the home of quarrelsome elves, trolls, and a certain Puck, they get deeper and deeper into the maelstrom of their contradictory feelings. An amateur theater troupe, loudly rehearsing a play there for the ruler's upcoming wedding, further adds to the confusion. When the day finally breaks, every pot finds its lid, every longing soul finds their great love, and every fear comes to an end. Shakespeare's famous comedy is about love in all its facets, from romantic passion, jealousy and despair, to the love of theater and the unbroken love of life. theaterSPECTACEL serves you a dusted-off new version that relocates the plot to a "Land ob der Enns" (Upper Austria). It is an amusing play within a play, with identities,...