Absinthe & Opium: Midsummer Night's Dream at Hatbox Theatre

Absinthe and Opium Burlesque and Cabaret, central New Hampshire’s premiere cabaret troupe, will present a journey through the hilarity of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, a story of lovers, falling in and out of love with the wrong person, mischievous fairies, and powerful and vengeful kings and queens of the fairy realm, all done with a wink and a smile by the talented ladies and gents of Absinthe and Opium Cabaret. This show will feature burlesque, music, dancing, magic, story telling, and of course the words Shakespeare, in a way you have never seen

Absinthe and Opium Burlesque and Cabaret are introducing the vintage “art of the tease” to audiences around central New Hampshire. The troupe is heavily influenced by vaudeville, musical theater, Bob Fosse, ballroom dancing, jazz, and other dances. They delight their audiences with their strong dance skills, along with a wink and a smile.

The troupe was founded in January of 2015, by Creative Director and Choreographer Jennifer Gordon and her partner Roman Sirotin, shortly after moving to Central New Hampshire. They are trained ballroom dance instructors, professional ballroom dance competitors, and have performed throughout the country, most notably having solo dance shows at The Urban Garden Room in NYC, at the New Orleans Fringe Festival, The Columbus Arts Festival, Burlesque and Beyond in Philadelphia, The Dublin Irish Festival, and many more.