Monday, June 2

A Midsummer Night's Dream


Organized and presented by ZaoXinChang Theatre Troupe (ZXC)
Original Writer: William Shakespeare
Date: May 30, 2008
Venue: P.Ramlee Theater, Penang.

Storyline:

Written in the mid-1590s. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one shakespeare strangest and most delightful creations, and it marks a departure from his earlier works and from others of the English Renaissance. The play demonstrates both the extent of Shakespeare's learning and the expansiveness of his imagination.

"The course of true love never did run smooth" comments Lysander, articulating one of A Midsummer Night's Dream's most important themes-that of the difficulty of love. Though most of conflict in the play stems from the troubles of romance and though the play involves a number of romantic elements, it is not truly a love story; it distances the audience from the emotions of the characters in order to poke fun at the torments and afflictions that those in love suffer....

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