British Black and Asian Shakespeare Performance Database
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019): Bridge Theatre, London
PRINCIPAL CAST: Paul Adeyefa (Demetrius); Hammed Animashaun (Bottom); Tessa Bonham Jones (Helena); Oliver Chris (Oberon); Gwendoline Christie (Titania); Isis Hainsworth (Hermia); Felicity Montagu (Quince); David Moorst (Puck); Kit Young (Lysander).
This production ran from 3 June - 31 August 2019.
In this production, although they still have the names Oberon and Titania, the two characters were gender-flipped and Oliver Chris spoke Titania's lines and Gwendoline Christie essentially played Oberon. The gendered names remained, even though the performers played the opposite role.
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