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Spend Midsummer Online with The Royal Shakespeare Company

Oberon wakes Titania as Bottom sleeps in her bower and Lysander, Demetrius, Helena and Hermia sleep on their trapezes in Peter Brook’s 1970 Royal Shakespeare Co. production of Midsummer Night's Dream at Stratford-on-Avon. Photo: Joe CocksThis summer marks the 40th production of Midsummer Night's Dream by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).To celebrate RSC has announced  "a ground breaking digital theatre project –Midsummer Night’s Dreaming – in partnership with Google Creative Lab." Here is what's going on:Across Midsummer weekend (21 – 23 June) the play will be performed by an acting company in real time... culminating in a wedding, which you can attend.Meanwhile,...

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