Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius – but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia… When the Duke of Athens tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods and wander into the midst of a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies.

Shakespeare put some of his most dazzling dramatic poetry at the service of this teasing, glittering, hilarious and amazingly inventive play, whose seriousness is only fleetingly glimpsed beneath its dreamlike surface.

Michelle Terry won the 2011 Olivier Award for her portrayal of Sylvia in Tribes (Royal Court). Michelle returns to the Globe having previously played the Princess of France in Love’s Labours Lost (2007).

Cast:
- Oberon / Theseus: John Light
- Bottom: Pearce Quigley
- Titania / Hippolyta: Michelle Terry
- Lysander: Luke Thompson
- Puck: Matthew Tennyson
- Snout: Tom Lawrence
- Flute: Christopher Logan
- Helena: Sarah MacRae

Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Music: Claire van Kampen

Recorded live at Shakespeare’s Globe, London June 2013.

Extra features: Includes a cast gallery

"... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures..." - The Daily Telegraph

"Dominic Dromgoole’s lively affectionate and consistently inventive staging beautifully captures both the humour and the disconcerting strangeness of the play.." - The Independent

Running time: 172 minutes
Subtitles: EN/DE/FR
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Territory Exclusion: North America