About The Event
Produced by Mandali Talkies, this lively reimagining of Shakespeare’s timeless comedy transports A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the colourful, chaotic world of contemporary middle-class India.
What happens when Shakespeare’s enchanted world of love, magic and mistaken identities meets the rhythms and realities of our everyday lives? ‘Middle Class Dream of a Summer’s Night’ offers a playful answer, where familiar characters and comic misunderstandings unfold through the languages, accents, humour and cultural quirks of modern Indian life.
Written and directed by acclaimed theatre-maker Amitosh Nagpal, the production gives English a distinctly local flavour, creating a comic world that feels at once familiar and delightfully unexpected. Music and inventive staging add further layers to the romance, confusion and hilarious mayhem, giving this timeless story a fresh theatrical energy.
A graduate of the National School of Drama, New Delhi, Nagpal is known for his sharp dialogue in films like Hindi Medium, Saina and Sardar Ka Grandson, as well as his imaginative adaptations of classic works for contemporary audiences. Produced by Mandali Talkies, the play features an ensemble cast including Neha Saraf, Hardik Tyagi, Parma Nand, Sandesh Pawar, Kangan Baruah Nangia, Mohan Sagar, Kewal Kartik, Janhvi Marathe, Joyeeta Dutta, Sasha Frank, Omkar Ghag, Saras Shukla, Swanandi Tikekar, Akhil Kaimal and Tushar Kadam.
