A Midsummer Night in SE19 at St John the Evangelist Church, London on Saturday 22nd June 2019

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A Midsummer Night in SE19

Part of the London Mozart Players, 2018-2019 Season

Add to my Calendar 22-06-2019 19:00 22-06-2019 21:00 36 A Midsummer Night in SE19 A witty retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream accompanied by Mendelssohn’s incidental music LMP will be joined by actor Tama Matheson and our Conductor Laureate Howard Shelley for a truly entertaining performance that’s perfect for Midsummer. Tama’s witty adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a whistle-stop 90-minute tour de force that fuses poetry and drama with music and entertainment, creating an exuberant performance that will have you chortling into your prosecco – this is definitely something for grown-ups only! Accompanying the drama, Howard Shelley will conduct the LMP performing Mendelssohn’s blissful incidental music to the play, which will transport you to the Bard’s forest glade. The doors open at 7pm for drinks, strawberries and cream and pre-concert entertainment, with the main performance starting at 8pm. St John the Evangelist Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John the Evangelist Church
Sylvan Road
Upper Norwood
London
SE19 2RX
England

Saturday 22nd June 2019
7:00 PM

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op.61

Performers

Howard Shelley – Conductor
Tama Matheson – Actor

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Programme Note

A witty retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
accompanied by Mendelssohn’s incidental music

LMP will be joined by actor Tama Matheson and our Conductor Laureate Howard Shelley for a truly entertaining performance that’s perfect for Midsummer. Tama’s witty adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a whistle-stop 90-minute tour de force that fuses poetry and drama with music and entertainment, creating an exuberant performance that will have you chortling into your prosecco – this is definitely something for grown-ups only! Accompanying the drama, Howard Shelley will conduct the LMP performing Mendelssohn’s blissful incidental music to the play, which will transport you to the Bard’s forest glade.

The doors open at 7pm for drinks, strawberries and cream and pre-concert entertainment, with the main performance starting at 8pm.

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