Shakespeare’s captivating comedy transported audiences from deepest midwinter to the most magical of midsummer nights.
A ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian), the RSC’s smash-hit sell-out production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream played at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 2024, then transferred to London’s Barbican later that year.
With Mathew Baynton (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) as Bottom, this hilarious production of Shakespeare’s captivating comedy transported audiences from deepest midwinter to the most magical of midsummer nights.
As four young lovers are faced with the prospect of unhappy marriage or worse, they flee the court of Athens and stumble into an enchanted forest, where the real and fairy worlds collide.
Director Eleanor Rhode returned to the RSC with a ‘joyous’ (The Times) Dream that was magical, mischievous and full of wonder.
