The Beginning, at Lancaster University’s Nuffield Theatre next week is the second in a trilogy of work inspired by Shakespearean stage directions by the award-winning writer and performance maker Michael Pinchbeck.
Michael last performed in the Nuffield with both his parents in The Post show Party Show and went on to create The End, a show where he promised never to perform again. Because of this promise, Michael has invited Nicki Hobday and Ollie Smith to help him to remember how it feels to perform for the first time.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream meets the music of Serge Gainsbourg in a tender love letter to theatre that addresses the unwritten contract between performers and an audience.