• What opportunities did you have in reviving your 2005 production?
  • What effect has the thrust stage had on the staging of this production?
  • How did you tackle the challenge of doing Pyramus and Thisbe, a 'play within a play'?
  • What does 'magic' mean to you as a theatre director and how do you create a 'magical' production?
  • How did you interpret Puck?
  • There is a sense of harmony and a blessing at the end of this Dream - tell us about how you tackled the end of the play.
  • How does Dream discuss the process of theatre-making?
  • Is there a line which sums up the ending of the play for you?
  • Have you been influenced by other versions of Dream? How did you tackle the humour in the play?
  • What differences are there between this production and your 2005 version? What decisions did you make in the casting?
  • Tell us about the research you did in 2005 and how this became a documentary for BBC Four.
  • How do you decide in which period to set a play? What effect does this have on the production?

What opportunities did you have in reviving your 2005 production?

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14/05/08
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What effect has the thrust stage had on the staging of this production?

Act and Scene
Credit
Date
14/05/08
Copyright
© RSC

How did you interpret Puck?

Act and Scene
Credit
Date
14/05/08
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© RSC

How does Dream discuss the process of theatre-making?

Act and Scene
Credit
Date
14/05/08
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© RSC

Is there a line which sums up the ending of the play for you?

Act and Scene
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Date
14/05/08
Copyright
© RSC

These clips are taken from a recording of the Director Talk public event on 14 May 2008 in the Courtyard Theatre. Interview by Paul Edmondson.

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