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Synopsis
"A Midsummer Night's Dream", one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies is a spectacular tale of fantasy. The story revolves around two couples (Hermia and Lysander and Helena and Demetrius) who escape to a fairyland forest ruled by Oberon and Titania, the King and Queen of the Fairies. "A Midsummer Night's Dream", is light-hearted fare that exhibits some of Shakespeare's greatest comedic and lyrical work.