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Cast Thesius, Duke of Athens Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons Egeus, Hermia's Father Hermia Lysander, loved by Hermia Demetrius, Suitor of Hermia Helena, in love with Demetrius Philostrate, Theseus' Mistress of the Revels Oberon, King of the Fairies Titania, Queen of the Fairies Puck, or Robin Goodfellow Peaseblossom Cobweb Moth Mustardseed Fairy Fairy Peter Quince, a carpenter Nick Bottom, a Weaver Francis Flute, a bellows mender Tom Snout, a tinker Snug, a joiner Robin Starveling, a Tailor Starveling's Dog - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dermot Hill Rachel Conyers Gavin Smith Kelly Nevett Michael Garside Barry Johnson Tammie Romatowski Anna Chambers Dermot hill Rachel Conyers Stuart Kellett Matthew Johnson Sue Rawson Kate Antram Stella Chatterton Gill McVey Claire Baines Richard Naylor Paul Dunstan Stuart Jarman David Wilson Gavin Smith Joanne Davies 'Tinker' Directed by Chris Rawson

The play begins with celebrations to mark the forthcoming marriage of Theseus, Duke of Athens and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Into the court comes Egeus with his rebellious daughter Hermia, who is refusing to marry Demetrius, preferring the love of Lysander. The Duke orders Hermia to obey her father or, according to Athenian law, face death or enter a convent. Hermia and Lysander decide to elope, but first they confide their plan to their friend Helena. She is in love with Demetrius and, hoping to win his affection, tells him of the plan, and all four lovers steal away into the forest.

In the same forest is a group of tradesmen - Rude Mechanicals - planning to perforum a play to celebrate the Duke's wedding.

Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, have fallen out over Titania's refusal to hand over her boy page to Oberon. In anger Oberon orders Puck to find a magic plant, the juice of which squeezed into Titania's eyes makes her fall hopelessly in love with one of the Rude Mechanicals, Bottom, the weaver, who has been transformed into an ass by Puck. Puck is then supposed to use the same magic juice on Demetrius to make him fall in love with Helena, but mistakenly used it on Lysander who promptly rejects Hermia and falls in love with Helena.

Eventually all the spells are lifted, the human lovers and Titania and Oberon are all happily reconciled and the tradesmen get to perform their play of Pyramus and Thisbe at the marriage celebrations.