A Midsummer Night's Dream

A comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595-96, “A Midsummer Night's Dream” centers around the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, the former queen of the Amazons. It includes the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.