A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2 - 30 March 2024
Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is reawakened in this breathless production brimming with magic, mirth and mayhem.
Saturday 2 March, 2024 7.00pm - Preview
Sunday 3 March, 2024 6.30pm - Preview
Tuesday 5 March, 2024 7.00pm - Preview
Thursday 7 March, 2024 7.00pm
Friday 8 March, 2024 7.00pm
Saturday 9 March, 2024 1.00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday 10 March, 2024 4.00pm
Wednesday 13 March, 2024 7.00pm
Thursday 14 March, 2024 11.00am & 7.00pm
Friday 15 March, 2024 7.00pm
Saturday 16 March, 2024 1.00pm* (Captioned) & 7.00pm
Sunday 17 March, 2024 4.00pm - Post-show in conversation
Wednesday 20 March, 2024 7.00pm
Thursday 21 March, 2024 7.00pm
Friday 22 March, 2024 7.00pm
Saturday 23 March, 2024 1.00pm & 7.00pm
Sunday 24 March, 2024 4.00pm
Wednesday 27 March, 2024 7.00pm
Thursday 28 March, 2024 7.00pm
Saturday 30 March, 2024 1.00pm & 7.00pm
* Captioned performance; Auslan Interpreted performance; Audio described performance; Captioned performance with Tactile Tour
Preview | Price |
|---|---|
| All reserves | $45 |
| Season tickets | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $110 |
| A Reserve | $88 |
| B Reserve | $58 |
Concession | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $90 |
| A Reserve | $75 |
| B Reserve | $53 |
| Under 18^ | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $45 |
| A Reserve | $40 |
| B Reserve | $35 |
^Strictly limited to 4 tickets per transaction.
Under 35^ | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $45 |
| A Reserve | $40 |
| B Reserve | $35 |
^Strictly limited to 4 tickets per transaction.
*Means Tested Australian Pensions include:
Aged Disability, Veterans’ Affairs, Health Care, Job Search, Supporting Parent
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The authorised ticket agencies for this event are Sydney Opera House and Bell Shakespeare. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
Sydney Opera House Insiders pre-sale
Tuesday 21 November 2023
What’s On e-newsletter on-sale
Wednesday 22 November 2023
General Public tickets on-sale
Thursday 23 November 2023
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Saturday 23 March, 1pm
Captioned performance
Captions are text descriptions that display the session's dialogue, identify speakers, and describe other relevant sounds that are otherwise inaccessible to people who are deaf or have hearing loss. Captions will be displayed on a screen or available via your personal device (phone).
Auslan Interpreted performance
Experienced Auslan theatre interpreters stand to the side of the stage and translate what the actors are saying or singing into Auslan. A block of seats is reserved for users of this service to ensure a good view of the interpreter and the stage.
Audio Described performance
An audio description service to enhance the experience of customers who are blind or have low vision is offered for selected performances at the Sydney Opera House. This is a live commentary of the visual elements of a performance, by trained audio describers. Audio description is relayed via a free headset and receiver linked to the FM radio system. Tactile tours allow patrons who are blind or have low vision to have a hands-on experience. Patrons are given access to costumes, props and stage set in order to capture the atmosphere of the work.
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Run time
The run time for this performance is yet to be confirmed.
Puck, Act 3, Scene 2Lord, what fools these mortals be!
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Shakespeare’s classic comedy
Love is in the air in Athens – and it’s contagious. Besides the royal wedding, which is just days away, there are young lovers dreaming of enchanted futures together. Hermia and Lysander are besotted with one another, while Helena adores Demetrius. The only snag is that Demetrius loves Hermia – and he’s got Hermia’s father on his side. So nobody is happy. (Shakespeare wasn’t kidding when he said the course of true love never did run smooth.)
Determined to be together, Hermia and Lysander meet in a moonlit forest with plans to elope. Following hot on their heels is Demetrius, who in turn is pursued by a lovelorn Helena. But the young lovers are not alone in the forest. Nick Bottom and his hapless bunch of tradies have gathered to rehearse a play to be performed at the royal wedding. And, hidden from human eyes, a mischievous sprinkling of faeries are also in the forest that night. The three worlds collide in an explosion of comic confusion that throws the future of all the lovers into jeopardy.
Directed by Peter Evans, this production is quick as a shadow. Fast, funny and family-friendly, this is A Midsummer Night’s Dream reimagined.
Presented by Bell Shakespeare
The Age★★★★½
You’d be mad not to see it
Artist Information
By William Shakespeare
Director
Peter Evans
Designed by
Teresa Negroponte
Lighting Design
by Benjamin Cisterne
Sound and Composition
by Max Lyandvert
With
Ella Prince, Mike Howlett, Kyle Morrison, Imogen Sage and Laurence Young
Bell Shakespeare
Bell Shakespeare returns in 2024 with a selection of some of Shakespeare’s most magnificent works.
Other information
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars. Please remember to maintain physical distancing whilst consuming drinks in our foyers.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer consistent with COVID-safe rules.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see their website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel and COVID-19 safety measures. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We encourage you to wear a mask in indoor settings or when physical distancing can’t be maintained, and please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
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