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Theatre meets opera in delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream at Scottish Opera

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“Elgan Llŷr Thomas was an intrepid Lysander opposite Charlie Drummond's strongminded Helena”
Reviewed at Theatre Royal, Glasgow on 22 February 2022
Britten, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Scottish Opera
Stuart Stratford, Conductor
Dominic Hill, Director
Tom Piper, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Lizzie Powell, Lighting Designer
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
Rachael Canning, Puppet design and direction
Lawrence Zazzo, Oberon
Catriona Hewitson, Tytania
Michael Guest, Puck
Charlie Drummond, Helena
Lea Shaw, Hermia
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Lysander
Jonathan McGovern, Demetrius
David Shipley, Bottom
Jonathan Lemalu, Theseus
Anne Reilly, Hippolyta
John Molloy, Quince
Glen Cunningham, Flute
Jamie MacDougall, Snout
Arthur Bruce, Starveling
Dingle Yandell, Snug
Kally Lloyd-Jones, Choreography
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