DRAGONFLY Drama Group, composed of adults with learning disabilities, would this week return to the stage for the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic. 

A large audience gathered at Morton Manor Community Centre on September 14 to witness a re-telling of William Shakespeare's comedy play A Midsummer Night's Dream. 

The amazing cast came together to produce their longest play yet and wowed the crowd with superb acting and musical numbers. 

Aaron, who portrayed King Oberon, proved to be a particular crowd favourite following a flamboyant performance of Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics. 

The play also featured a wonderful rendition of Teenage Dream by Katy Perry and a heartwarming group performance of ABBA's I Have A Dream to finish.

Supervisor Danny Falish-Coombes said: "It went fantastically. It's great to get back. It's been four years since we last put on a performance. Over Covid we had to make films which we distributed across the centres for all the guys to watch, so it's nice to get back together and be able to do this in person."

Support worker Serina Fletcher added: "They really have put in a lot of work. They also did the set design and the costumes. They've tweaked wording in the scripts and developed the whole play themselves."

Rehearsals for the play began back in January, with the group meeting around once a week, and all their hard work would culminate in a fantastic performance on Thursday. 

Dragonfly Drama Group is currently based at Broadacre House, one of the day services for Cumberland Council. 

Before the pandemic, they boasted a group of around 16 people but now there are just nine cast members, so they are on the lookout for any new talent. 

The hard work doesn't stop for the group after this performance, however, as plans are already well underway for a Christmas performance, with rehearsals set to begin soon. 

Although Serina didn't want to 'spill the beans' regarding the Christmas play, any attendees can expect to see incredible enthusiasm, superb singing and lots of laughs if it is anything like Thursday's performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.