Enter the forest. Nothing makes sense. Everything feels true.

Love doesn’t behave. Reality bends. The woods are alive, the fairies are watching, and suddenly you’re not quite sure who you are. Or who — or what — you love!

This bold, fast-moving production is a mischievous invitation for a young audience to venture deep inside Shakespeare’s most playful and surreal world — where chaos rules, identities merge, love turns to madness, and your best friend might just turn out to be a donkey. It’s a story about growing up, falling in love, losing control, and laughing until it hurts.

The magic of Dream isn’t just in the fairies — it’s in the way the play speaks, still, to the confusion and wonder of being young, wild, and completely overwhelmed by the world. Immersive, hilarious, and full of heart, this is Shakespeare as it was meant to be: lived, felt, endlessly surprising and never forgotten.

A perfect first encounter with the Bard — or a fresh adventure for the already enchanted. And yes – it really is all just a dream…

SPECIAL Q&A

Q&A after every education show

EDUCATION BOOKINGS & RESOURCES

EDUCATION PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursday 30 April 2026 at 1pm
Friday 1 May 2026 at 11:30am
Monday 4 May 2026 at 10:30am
Tuesday 5 May 2026 at 10:30am
Wednesday 6 May 2026 at 11:30am
Thursday 7 May 2026 at 10:30am
Friday 8 May 2026 at 11:30am

EDUCATION TICKETS & PRICING

$33 ea
1 teacher free for every 20 students booked.

SUITABLE FOR YEAR 7-12 (Stages 4 – 6)

Curriculum Links
English and Drama Syllabus – In Stage 4 & 5, students are expected to have an experience of Shakespearean drama, including seeing Shakespearean plays in performance. A suggested text, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is ideal for all students of
Shakespeare and dramatic arts in general. A perfect introductory text for younger
years and ideal for senior students – understand how ideas, theatrical conventions, forms and language interact with text to create meaning.

Online Education Bookings
1 teacher free for every 20 students booked.

To reserve/pay for your booking, select the ‘Education Bookings‘ button and confirm the number of tickets, prices and contact details.

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ACCESSIBILITY

In English.

Wheelchair accessible.

Companion Card accepted.

Assistive Hearing system available (FM).

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Additional Ticketing Information

$7.95 Transaction Fee applies.

The authorised ticket agency for this event is Riverside Theatres.

Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency, you risk that these tickets are fake, void, or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies.

Prices are correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection. Children aged 0-18 months at the time of a performance may be seated on an adult’s lap free of charge. A valid ticket is required for all children over 18 months.

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