Mathew Baynton (Bottom) with donkey ears made from lights, on a leafy background

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

Let Shakespeare’s captivating comedy transport you from deepest midwinter to the most magical of midsummer nights.

  • Barbican Theatre

    London

    3 Dec 2024 - 18 Jan 2025 Book Tickets
  • Running time:

    2 hrs 50 mins (including a 20 mins interval)

Next performance:

3 December, 7:15PM

Barbican Theatre
London

Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) in the RSC’s smash-hit sell-out production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, transferring to London’s Barbican from 3 December.

With Mathew Baynton (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) as Bottom, this hilarious production of Shakespeare’s captivating comedy will transport you 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 returns to the RSC with a ‘joyous’ (The Times) Dream that is magical, mischievous and full of wonder.

This production includes creative audio description, which is performed live and in character by the cast, at every performance from press night. Audiences can access audio description and an additional soundscape through headsets.

For more information about the themes and content of this play see our content advisory page.

The RSC Acting Companies are generously supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation

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