	{"id":98031,"date":"2025-01-04T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=98031"},"modified":"2024-12-19T22:29:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T11:29:50","slug":"dream-of-shakespeare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/living\/dream-of-shakespeare\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream of Shakespeare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ozact is presenting Shakespeare&#8217;s A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream as part of celebrations for its 30th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The company has been bringing the Bard&#8217;s works to life in Victoria&#8217;s most stunning outdoor venues for the past three decades, and will bring A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream to Geelong Botanic Gardens later this month.<\/p>\n<p>This production promises to transport audiences to the enchanted world of fairies, lovers, and mischief-makers.<\/p>\n<p>Since its founding by Bruce Widdop in 1995, Ozact Theatre Company has built a loyal audience following by merging the natural environment with timeless theatre. This year&#8217;s production will be no exception.<\/p>\n<p>Weaving together the misadventures of four lovers, a group of amateur actors, Athenian nobility and mischievous fairies, A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream promises delight for everyone, whether you&#8217;re a seasoned Bardolater or Shakespearean neophyte.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/AMND2_82675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream is one of Shakespeare&#8217;s most performed plays.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream will be staged outdoors where the lush beauty of nature will intertwine with the enchanted forests of Shakespeare&#8217;s most beloved comedy. Other venues iinclude Kirks Reservoir in Ballarat, Williamstown Botanic Gardens, Cloudehill Gardens in Olinda, Camperdown Botanic Gardens.Mont De Lancey in Yarra Valley, and Coolart Homestead in Somers.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Matt Young, who has been with Ozact Theatre Company for 16 years, helms the production as director and in the role of Oberon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For our 30th anniversary, we wanted as classic production to celebrate with our audience,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Midsummer is one of Shakespeare&#8217;s most performed plays, with good reason, and the play&#8217;s magical and environmental aspects are uniquely suited to what we do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The play also contains great emotional depth, and I&#8217;m thankful I have such a talented cast to bring all the aspects of the piece to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/AMND3_64523.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ozact has been bringing the Bard\u2019s works to life in Victoria\u2019s most stunning outdoor venues for the past three decades.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In her debut season with Ozact Theatre Company, Kim Devitt is the courageous and honourable yet impulsive Hermia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After being blown away by Ozact Theatre Company&#8217;s hilarious production of As You Like It last year, I could not believe my luck when I was invited to audition for A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The team are welcoming, supportive and clearly passionate about bringing Shakespeare&#8217;s work to audiences across Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has quickly become clear to me that Ozact brings an outstanding level of talent, expertise, professionalism and fun to everything they do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ozact&#8217;s A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream will be performed at Geelong Botanic Gardens on January 18 and January 19.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and tickets, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/ozact.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ozact.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ozact is presenting Shakespeare&#8217;s A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream as part of celebrations for its 30th anniversary. 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