Playing at the Barbican, London
3 December 2024 - 18 January 2025
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.
Director Eleanor Rhode returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company with a ‘joyous’ (Times) Dream that is magical, mischievous and full of wonder.
Tickets for UK Schools, Colleges and Universities
£25 tickets on Monday–Thursday performances (excluding the top three price bands), except for dates between 23 Dec and 4 Jan. Subject to availability.
Email groups@barbican.org.uk or call 020 7870 2500 from Monday to Friday between Midday and 5.30pm.
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Insight Session
Perfect for students who are studying Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at any level, or who want to learn a little more about the process of making theatre, attendees will have the chance to hear more from the company and creative teams working on the production.
16 January 2025, 10.30am, Barbican, London
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Schools' Broadcast
Our next Schools’ Broadcast will be A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2024). Watch this magical production and a specially recorded Q&A with the cast and creative team on demand from 3 to 7 February 2025.
Register before 4 January for your opportunity to send in questions for the Q&A.
Available to UK Schools.
Free
Registration required.
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INSET DAYS ON A Midsummer Night's Dream
"Fantastic workshop with so many useful activities, thank you for a great session that will enhance the children’s learning." - Primary Teacher in Nottingham
Book an INSET day with the RSC on teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream for Primary, Key Stage 3, GCSE or A-level. Our INSET Days explore techniques used in our rehearsal rooms and and look at how you can use these in the classroom to bring Shakespeare to life.
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Resources and Activities
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comic play in which four different worlds collide. After Hermia is told she cannot marry the man she loves, Lysander, she flees into the Athenian Woods with him followed by her best friend and the man her Father wants her to marry.
For young people of all ages, this play provides a great opportunity to look at lots of key themes, including:
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Playmaking Pack
The Playmaking Pack from 2016 is available to download and contains 60 minute and 30 minute edited versions of the play along with guidance from our creative teams for staging them in schools.*
*The resources for and edits of A Midsummer Night’s Dream offered free as part of RSC Dream Team 2016 are provided for use only by schools and colleges for non-commercial educational purposes only. They may not be used by for any other type of professional or amateur production. All activities in the resources remain the intellectual property of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The resources and edits may not be reproduced without permission.
Shakespeare Learning Zone
Students will find many resources in our Shakespeare Learning Zone, including scene by scene analysis, activities on character relationships, in depth scene studies and PEE grids. These resources are also perfect to be used by teachers in the classroom.
