Context: Samuel Pepys wrote, in 1662, that although A Midsummer Night's Dream had 'some good dancing and some handsome women' in it, he would never go to see it again as 'it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life'. Audiences have disagreed and been delighted by it for 400 years. It has a universal appeal enchanting audiences of different ages and cultures. This production started life in Stratford-upon-Avon, moved to Newcastle, then to Japan, then to London. See more on the play | 
