On May 27, 2007 a couple of friend's and I went to see Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at Fort Canning Park here in Singapore. It was closing night and the house was packed. What made this performance especially interesting was the venue; it was outdoors! It looked as if it would rain, but the director made us all will the rain away, and stay away it did. The show went off without a hitch!
The play was a modern rendition of Shakespeare's classic play. One obvious modern touch is when Hermia went frolicking in the woods with her pink backpackers sac, runners and small booty shorts. I think she was trying to hook up with Lysander in the forest; they say they were try to 'elope.' They even managed to incorporate modern music into the script, although the exact titles slip my mind.
The set and effects were quite good considering the play was outside. They strung lights through the trees (okay, that part's easy but still pretty) and also had this big metallic box that that opened up from all sides. People come out of there (again, no surprise), but these giant Swiss balls (like the ones you do your ab crunches on), escaped as well. They were the size of two men standing on top of each other, no joke. I still haven't figured out what purpose they served, but they looked cool, that's for sure.
The costumes were great. Everything seems whimsical and dreamlike, which I'm sure is what Shakespeare intended. I often wonder what fairies looked like in Shakespeare's day? OK! I only thought about that during the play, but that's beside the point. It's still a valid question!
Like any good love story, everyone lives happily ever. Man I love it when life is all shits, giggles and rose petals...
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