Shakespeare often seems to come in cycles, with several productions of the same play on at once in different venues. At the moment, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream though it's a common summer favourite anyway. With so much competition, individual productions need to distinguish themselves from the rest as well as have a distinctive concept, even if that concept is to stick to tradition.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:11AM on July 10, 2016