A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Astor Theatre 1987

The Astor Theatre was given to the people of Deal by the Astor family after the second world war, becoming a thriving repertory theatre for this small Kent resort.

Despite being in constant use by local groups, it is only with the Deal Theatre Project that the Astor will once again become the home of professional theatre.

The coastal town of Deal provides the ideal setting for a splendid production of Shakespeare’s  A Midsummer Night’s Dream this Summer.

From 19 to 29 August 1987 a cast of 50, directed by Luke Dixon, will perform the most delightful of Shakespeare’s comedies in a transformed auditorium. Paul Dart’s designs will create a nocturnal fairy kingdom in which protagonists and spectators alike will be touched by midsummer magic.

On the final night, Saturday 29 August, following the Dream, the audience will be enticed, enchanted, to Deal Pier to witness a wondrous Grand Finale courtesy of the producers of the Deal Theatre Project – Dixon and Dart.