Information for A Midsummer Night's Dream at Grand Opera House, York (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. With live music, flying fairies and a rave in the woods this brand new production of arguably the Bard's most well-known and much-loved Comedy is set to be truly magical.