By William Shakespeare | Directed by Nia Lynn
Set amongst the colliding worlds of the 1980’s, the City and the Fairy Kingdom find a way to co-exist in the eclectic jungle of Theseus’ nightclub. Go on a journey of self discovery, mayhem and deception! Using our native accents, our vibrant ensemble brings a diverse multilingual perspective to Shakespeare’s classic.
Every ensemble member is double cast, meaning that every performance will be different; different actors, different intentions, a different play. Audiences will experience a new show every time.
Nia Lynn is an internationally sought after Voice, Text, Accent and Dialect Coach, Theatre Director, Facilitator and proud Pedagogue. Her early training led her to a master’s in music (Jazz/Creative Learning) from GSMD and a Masters of Arts (Voice) from CSSD. She has been a full time and freelance member of the voice team at The Royal Shakespeare Company since 2010. She is a Head of Voice for the voice department at the Fontainebleau School of Ac- ting, France and is an International Lecturer as part of the Soun- dthinking-Australia Summer Programme, Brisbane, where she heads up the Music Theatre Programme. She also has Tri-Annual residency with The National Theatre Institute in Connecticut, USA. She is an Education Associate Practitioner for The Royal Shakes- peare Company, representing their rehearsal room pedagogy at international conferences in New York. Nia is also the Principal Study Singing Teacher in the Jazz Faculty at The Royal Academy of Music, The Guildhall School of Music & Drama and The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where she also coaches in the Voice/Drama department. She is a regular Accent and Dialect coach for theatre productions in and around the UK, and is asso- ciated with such theatres as; West End, Stratford East Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Lyric Hammersmith, ‘Home’ Manchester, Old Vic and Young Vic, as well as having regular accent coaching work for such companies as ITV (Film Four), Netflix, and Sky.
You can check out her work here.
All production for A Midsummer Night's Dream has been done from within the collective.
The set was designed and constructed by hand throughout the rehearsal process.
The costumes were designed, sourced, and created as we discovered the characters in the rehearsal space.
The ensemble has produced the tour; contacting venues, securing funding, making contact with other creatives around the UK, and leading the marketing for each and every venue.
During each performance the ensemble is backstage running the technical aspects of the show (music, sound, and lighting) as well as acting and stage managing. Each team member has a critical role in getting this show on stage at each new venue.
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"It's Shakespeare like you've never seen it before"
