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The country’s leading all-male company are visiting the National Trust’s Dudmaston Estate in Quatt in June. The Lord Chamberlain’s Men perform Shakespeare's most popular comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set in an enchanted forest with fairies, sparring lovers and a group of amateur actors who are putting on a play...

Shakespeare’s rustic and supernatural comedy is packed with some of his most famous characters from Puck, the merry wanderer of the night, to the hilarious Bottom, via the warring lovers whose true loves’ course never did run smooth.

Acclaimed for their stylish and accessible productions, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men have spent the last 15 years wowing audiences up and down the country in their trademark style. They’re visiting on Wednesday 19 June at 7.30pm with tickets priced at £15 or £10 for children – visit nationaltrust.org.uk/dudmaston for details.