Peter Brook's A Midsummer Night's Dream 1970

The Blessing of the House

Sparklers and candles lit the darkness for the blessing. Throwing off their rich black wedding cloaks at the end of the play, the company jumped down from the stage to shake the audience by the hand responding to Puck’s request “Give me your hands if we be friends/And Robin shall restore amends.”

The end of the play.

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Stage Devises	The Mechanicals
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