Translation — Osia Soroka. In a special redaction by the theatre
Everything is a game here — theatrical game, a game of love, sometimes naive, and sometimes complicated. Sometimes, this game is rather sharp, even dangerous — better watch it from the sidelines, without interfering. Sometimes, the game is simple like a child’s play — and you join in, willingly or not. But all the games that this production plays with the audience are very reckless. In the chaos of the game, the line between reality and dreams fades. The lovers mix each other up, and end up in a lively tangle, which breathes jealosy, youth, fear, and love.
«A Midsummer Night’s Dream» is definitely an outstanding and, possibly, a milestone performance that will impart the Workshop in particular and the theater system as a whole with hope for the hidden resource of theatrics.
Freedman Article: https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/shakespeares-dream-is-magic-at-fomenko-theater-48188