A production by Shakespeare’s Globe and Headlong with Bristol Old Vic and Leeds Playhouse

By William Shakespeare

Director Holly Race Roughan

Co-director Naeem Hayat

The world's no longer what it seems.

Following their hugely successful, A Raisin in the Sun in 2024, Oxford Playhouse associate company Headlong returns to our stage.

Fleeing a city ruled by harsh laws, four lovers enter a forest torn by a fierce battle between Oberon and Titania over a stolen child. As their feud deepens, chaos spreads, jealousy, manipulation, and Puck's dark magic twist the night. Snow falls in summer, and dreams edge toward nightmare.

Discover the magic of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as you've never seen it before.

Directed by Headlong's Artistic Director, Holly Race Roughan, and co-directed by Naeem Hayat, former Resident Associate Director at Shakespeare's Globe.

This production is generously supported by Charles Holloway OBE.