A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Nov 18-22

[Arts Communications]

Theatre & Performance's re-imagining of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream begins in Athens, where a young, queer couple openly defies a homophobic, patriarchal law. Desperate to break free and forge their own identity, the young lovers flee into the forest, where, with the help of magical fairies, their lives are transformed. The play ends in a triple wedding, full of joy, laughter, forgiveness and revelry. In an increasingly polarized world, a fever dream of magic fairies, young lovers, and warrior queens feels like much-needed medicine in our troubled times.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comic masterpiece and the perfect play for all ages: it explores themes of love, identity and acceptance, and promotes progressive empathetic values. Audience members will see their lived experiences reflected in the onstage characters, who are themselves young people growing up, falling in (and out of) love, dealing with overbearing parents, and figuring out the meaning of true friendship.
Dates: November 18-22, 2025, 7:30 PM
Location: Theatre of the Arts, ML 135
Running time: 90 minutes (no intermission) - talkback following the performance
Audiences: appropriate for ages 12 and up

Learn more and get your tickets<https://www.uwdreamplay.ca/get-tickets-1>

[A silhouette of two people facing each other against a large moon sits above dancing nymphs. Text on the right reads "A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Tim Welham"]

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