ONE of William Shakespeare’s finest plays are in the spotlight at one of the region’s schools.
The Bard’s A Midsummer Night's Dream is the focus for Queen Katherine School’s key stage four performers with shows on Thursday and Friday, December 13/14 (7pm).
Regarded as one of Shakespeare's most loved and accessible plays, the stage is set when Hermia’s father objects to her marriage to Lysander (he wants her to marry Demietrius), and the pair decide to elope and arrange to meet in the woods. They tell their plan to Helena, Hermia's best friend who is desperately in love with Demetrius. Helena, thinking that she will get into Demetrius' good books lets him on their secret. Add a group of peasants rehearsing in the wood for the prince's wedding feast plus a quarrelling King and Queen of Fairies and you have all the ingredients for a quality night’s entertainment.
Elsewhere, the Kendal school's students are involved in the Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime staged at Lakes Leisure Kendal on December 21/22 by TrEAD, which runs musical theatre and acting for stage classes at the school as part of Queen Katherine’s Performing Arts Academy.
Tickets for A Midsummer Night's Dream are available from the school reception on 01539-743900.
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