A Midsummer Night's Dream - 1623 Theatre

Our Midsummer Special episode celebrating William Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. We're joined by expert Shakespeare practitioner Ben Spiller from the 1623 Theatre company to discuss the play and how Ben eplores Shakespeare with marginalised groups of people. A great episode to celebrate the magic of Midsummer.

Themes in Midsummer Night's Dream

Puck and fairy characters

Surreal imagery

The supernatural in other Shakespeare plays.

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