Information for A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Cockpit, Inner London (Play). On a midsummer's night Hermia and her lover Lysander flee from Athens and Demetrius - the man Hermia's father favours as a son-in-law. Demetrius follows, pursued by Helena who loves him in spite of being spurned in favour of Hermia. On the same night Bottom and his friends leave Athens to find somewhere quiet to rehearse their play which is to be performed at the wedding feast of Duke Theseus. Drawn into the woods they enter a world of magic, mystery and wonder. Fury and discord have plunged the world into a wild, wintry wonderland, where nothing is as it seems. While warring fairies wreak havoc on the climate, four lovers try to find harmony amongst the confusion. Meanwhile, the local amdram group is just trying to rehearse their panto. A clash of passion, chaos and anarchic revelry bring festive joy to the darkest of days.