A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences.

Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy will be captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London. Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom.

Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will build on the success of his immersive staging of Julius Caesar (NT Live 2018). The Bridge Theatre will become a forest – a dream world of flying fairies, contagious fogs and moonlight revels, surrounded by a roving audience following the action on foot.

NT Live’s A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM will open in cinemas on Saturday 9h November. 

Sydney Arts Guide has five double passes to give away to an advance screening of Midsummer’s. It goes for three hours with one interval. The advance screening will take place on Wednesday 30th October at 6pm. The location is Palace Cinemas Central- Cinemas 2 and 3. Palace Cinemas Central is located at 3/28 Broadway Central Park mall, Chippendale.  To enter email  editor.sydneyartsguide@gmail.com. with Midsummer’s promotion in your subject heading. Winners will be advised by email.