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A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

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Some of our past productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

  • 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

Past productions

Our most recent production of Shakespeare's most popular comedy was our 2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Play For the Nation, directed by Erica Whyman, which toured across the UK, bringing together amateur and professional actors. Find out more about some of our key past productions, giving you an insight into how they were staged and the directorial choices that were made.

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Erica Whyman 2016 production

Professional actors teamed up with local amateur groups playing Shakespeare’s Mechanicals in this unique touring production

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Nancy Meckler 2011 production

This production featured a white leather sofa, a forest of chairs and Pippa Nixon as Titania, Jo Stone-Fewings as Oberon and Marc Wootton as Bottom.

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Tim Supple 2006 production

The warmth and rich diversity of India was brought to England in this production

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Gregory Doran 2005 production

This production originally played in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 2005 and then transferred to the Courtyard Theatre in 2008.

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Michael Boyd 1999 Production

Discover more about Michael Boyd's sexually charged production of A Midsummer Night's Dream featuring Josette Simon as Hippolyta/Titania.

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John Caird 1989 production

This was a punky Dream - mocking any idea of sentimental prettiness by dressing the fairies in tattered tutus, patched-up wings and Doc Marten boots.

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Peter Brook 1970 production

This production featured Frances de la Tour and Ben Kingsley, and was immensely influential

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Productions 1920 - 2008

Find out about our productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream from the early 20th century to present day.

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