A Midsummer Night's Dream

Behind the Scenes

Mathew Baynton in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Rosie Sheehy in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Esme Hough and Boadicea Ricketts in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Bally Gill and Rosie Sheehy in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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The company in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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The company in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Esme Hough and Charlotte Jaconelli in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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The company in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Rosie Sheehy and Nicholas Armfield in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Ryan Hutton and Dawn Sievewright in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Bally Gill in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Mitesh Soni and Emily Cundick in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Tom Xander and Mitesh Soni cast in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Michael Olatunji in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Premi Tamang, Mathew Baynton and Helen Monks in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Sirine Saba and Bally Gill in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Adrian Richards, Boadicea Ricketts and Michael Olatunji in rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Launch Gallery

  • Barbican Theatre

    London

    3 Dec 2024 - 18 Jan 2025 Book Tickets

  • Running time:

    2 hrs 50 mins (including a 20 mins interval)

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Next performance:

3 December, 7:15PM

Barbican Theatre
London

See pictures of the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream in rehearsal, and watch the video below to hear from Mathew Baynton about his upcoming role as Bottom. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream plays in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 30 January 2024 for a limited eight-week run.

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About the play

Escape the bleak midwinter with a trip to a magical midsummer forest where real and fairy worlds collide, this December-January 2024-25 at The Barbican

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Trailer

Mathew Baynton is Bottom in our 2024 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Eleanor Rhode.

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Cast and creatives

Mathew Baynton returns as Bottom for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Production Photos

Take a look at the magical production photos for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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The plot

The story of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Reviews

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Learning

Information and resources for teachers and learners.

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Past Productions

See photos and read about our past productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

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