Funharmonics Family Concert: Bottom’s Dream

/ Royal Festival Hall/

Funharmonics Family Concert: Bottom’s Dream       
Presented in English   
June 5, 2016
Royal Festival Hall, London, UK

The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Globe Education created a musical version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream including pieces by Mendelssohn, Elgar and Britten.

Cast and Creative Team:
Will Featherstone (Quince)
Aaron Anthony (Bottom)
Simon Slater (Oberon)
Emma Pallant (Puck)
Sophie Russell (Helena)
Gemma Lawrence (Hermia)
Ben Gernon (conductor)
Script by Simon Dormandy, after William Shakespeare
Simon Scardifield (Director)
Rachel Leach (Music curator)

For more information:
https://www.lpo.org.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/4374-bottoms-dream.html                  

Selected Reviews:
http://www.albion-media.com/news/lpo-shakespeare-400/    

Several drop-in activities for children were available on the day of the concert, including an introduction to historical instruments with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

Funding and Sponsorship:
FUNharmonics foyer activities generously supported by The Jeniffer and Jonathan Harris Charitable Trust, Jupiter Music, Wood, Wind & Reed and Stentor Music Co. Ltd.