Midsummer Scene

Theatre Festival, Dubrovnik

Midsummer Scene is the only English theatre festival in Southeastern Europe and in the relatively short period of time it has established itself as a major cultural event and as a platform for international concepts and collaborations.

The Festival coincides with the beginning of summer and in its first year, opened at an important milestone: 450th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. Dubrovnik joined the world celebrations of this important year by staging one of the Bard’s most beloved comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Fort Lovrjenac, one of the world’s most evocative and atmospheric venues.

The 2015 season brought Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which is travelling to Bermuda Festival in January 2017, after the run at Vienna’s English Theatre.

This year we have celebrated another important anniversary – 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. Therefore, we have chosen his most famous play that holds a special significance for Dubrovnik: Hamlet.

Season 2017 will see the return to A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a brand new version directed by Helen Tennison, who has directed the Festival’s headline productions in the previous two seasons.

Midsummer Scene is a project of the City of Dubrovnik and the Dubrovnik Tourist Board, and it is a joint production with Brilliant Events, Dubrovnik and Honey-tongued Theatre Productions Ltd. London.

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