Nick Cave joins RSC's hi-tech take on A Midsummer Night's Dream
Last modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 08.50 EST A groundbreaking interactive Shakespeare production that features motion-captured actors alongside their avatars will have an extra treat for audiences: the presence of Nick Cave. The Australian musician has recorded the voice for a virtual forest in the new 50-minute online show, which is inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and combines virtual reality and video game technology with live performance. The production follows Puck (played by EM Williams) on a journey through the forest, encountering Shakespeare’s fairies Moth, Peaseblossom, Cobweb...