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Play reading group: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Monday 13 March 2023

Unleash your inner thespian! Would you like to read a part in a play? Would you like to listen to a play being read aloud? All ages and backgrounds are welcome at our play reading group. Each month the group will read a different play. No experience is required. Play titles are shared in advance below so you can read ahead if you wish but there is no requirement to. It's more fun than a Book Group and with no homework to feel guilty about forgetting.

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Bar opens 6:00 P.M.
Starts 7:00 P.M.
Play Reader £0.00
Listener £0.00

Book online at any time, at the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Bridport Tourist Information Centre during normal opening hours, the Marine on Monday and Friday mornings 10 – 1, and over the phone on 01308 424901. The displayed price includes a £1 restoration levy.

Booking fee may apply

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Unleash your inner thespian! Would you like to read a part in a play? Would you like to listen to a play being read aloud? All ages and backgrounds are welcome at our play reading group. Each month the group will read a different play. No experience is required. Play titles are shared in advance below so you can read ahead if you wish but there is no requirement to. It's more fun than a Book Group and with no homework to feel guilty about forgetting.

Download Script

The event is free or pay what you want, but must be booked in advance. Tickets are available for both readers and listeners.

The play for this group: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare

This is one of the most popular and alluring of Shakespeare’s plays. Unrequited mortal love is
interfered with by the Fairy World as Oberon and Titania feud with each other. This may help
contribute to the ideas currently being formulated for the 2024 Community play.

A Message from the organiser Chris Gill

For some years, people have gathered at the Marine Theatre to read through plays of all kinds and we want to continue this tradition in 2023. We are setting up a monthly reading on the second Monday of each month and the first three represent a wide range of ideas from new plays to Shakespeare. If you want to get involved, either as an active reader or just to listen to others, get yourself a free ticket. This will guarantee you a place and also provide you with an e-version of the play we will be reading so you can make your decision about how you want to contribute.

We are keen to encourage anyone interested in drama to participate. If you have any ideas about do readings of future plays, please contact Chris Gill through the Marine Theatre by emailing office@marinetheatre.com