The production will run at the Unicorn theatre in London from the 21st March to Sunday 3rd May 2026, before heading to The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, in the summer of 2026.
It has been announced that the Royal Shakespeare Company and Unicorn Theatre will collaborate on a new production of Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mischief, magic and mayhem.
Set to be aimed at those who are aged 7+, the production will premiere in London before heading up to Stratford-Upon Avon. It will be directed by Unicorn’s Artistic Director Rachel Bagshaw and adapted by Associate Director Robin Belfield.
Talking about the news, Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey, RSC Co-Artistic Directors said: “We are absolutely delighted to be partnering with the Unicorn Theatre on this magical and riotous re-telling of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ made with young audiences in mind. Like the Unicorn, we believe passionately in the power of theatre and great storytelling to bring joy and deepen our understanding of the world around us, whatever our age.
“This latest production, arriving in The Other Place in summer 2026, builds upon our family activities and follows in the footsteps of accessible, bite-size stagings of Shakespeare’s As You Like It in the Holloway Garden Theatre in 2024 and Joanna Bowman’s 80-minute edit of The Two Gentlemen of Verona for families, coming to The Other Place this August.”
“We cannot wait to welcome Unicorn Associate Director Robin Belfield back to the RSC, following his joyous production of First Encounters: Twelfth Night in 2023 and look forward to collaborating with Artistic Director Rachel Bagshaw to inspire the next generation of young theatre audiences.”
To book tickets for the London run visit: https://www.unicorntheatre.com/events/a-midsummer-nights-dream