Thirty mostly young actors plus an ensemble of musicians have been performing A Midsummer Night's Dream — one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies — in the outdoor setting of Kainui Rd Vineyard off SH10.
The tale is set in ancient Athens and features four mixed-up young lovers, a hilarious play within a play by a group of peasant actors, and mischievous forest fairies sowing havoc among mortals.
The Kerikeri Theatre Company production wrapped up with a fourth and final show yesterday. Photos by Peter de Graaf.
![A spell leaves Titania, Queen of the Fairies (Georgia Norman), besotted with the weaver Nick Bottom (Willi Henley) in the form of an ass.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BZHQT62NBZLAAGXYEXC234L6VU.jpg?auth=fe7581ff1630e24f69e7e3d5fd6fb5023cfb6fa0564647e0e069999a2cc1434b&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)
![Hermia (Casey Roberts) calls to Lysander after waking up abandoned in the forest.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZBSLLEV4FLGE2AXE6G3LUODVL4.jpg?auth=2e29dd0512924e29758b807e7c3f97ed4b84462093c9a2162dfad4c19ea82091&width=16&height=23&quality=70&smart=true)