Young lovers defy authority and flee the court, only to find themselves caught in a web of illusion and magic in the Athenian woods.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is directed by RSC Associate Director Gregory Doran. His most recent productions for the RSC include the highly-acclaimed Venus and Adonis, The Taming of The Shrew, The Tamer Tamed and All's Well That Ends Well with Judi Dench and Othello with Antony Sher. Gregory Doran also directs Sejanus: His Fall by Ben Jonson in this year's Gunpowder Season.
A Midsummer Night's Dream runs at the Novello Theatre, London from 2 - 25 February 2006
Running time
Approx. 2 hours and 40 minutes with an interval of 20 minutes.
Access performances
Assisted performances 8 October 2005.