A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oriel Lions)
Content Warnings: Forced Marriage
Venue/Dates of Show: Oriel Garden Play, 10-13 June 2026
Deadline: Tuesday March 3rd, 9pm
Audition Type: Both
Description: Four Athenians (Helena, Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius) run away to the woods (for various reasons); various mishaps follow after the King of the fairies in the forest, Oberon, sends the fairy Puck to make them fall in love with one another. There is also, naturally, a side-plot involving ‘The Mechanicals’ (Bottom, Quince, Snout, Starveling, Snug, Flute) rehearsing to perform a play for the Duke of Athens’ (Theseus’) wedding; Bottom is magically made to have the head of a donkey and the Queen of the fairies (Titania) falls in love with him. All in a day’s work! We will be holding in person auditions as well as accepting self-tapes. Auditions will be held at Oriel College, Sunday-Tuesday of HT7 (1st-3rd March). The deadline for self-tapes is 9pm on Tuesday 3rd March (HT7).