A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Abridged For Schools And Performance
Midsummer Night’s Dream abridged for schools, classroom reading, student performance, drama groups, tutors, home educators and younger readers.
This shorter edition keeps Shakespeare’s original language. It also makes the play easier for students to follow, discuss and perform.
Teachers and drama leaders can use it in classrooms, rehearsals and school productions. It forms part of Antic Mind Publishing’s Shakespeare Shorts for Schools and Performance series.
Author: William Shakespeare
Adapted by: KJ O’Hara
Format: Paperback
Suitable for: Students aged 11+, schools, drama groups and younger readers
About This Book
This edition helps students read, understand and perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream with greater confidence.
The abridged script keeps the central story, key scenes and major characters clear. Students can follow the lovers, fairies, mechanicals and comic confusion without facing the full-length play too soon.
The book supports classroom reading, school performance, drama-based exploration and independent study. It also helps students explore love, magic, dreams, conflict, imagination and comedy.
What’s Included
This edition includes a carefully abridged performance script of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for schools, rehearsals and classroom study.
Short scene introductions help students follow the action. Staging advice supports practical performance work.
Classroom activities help students explore the plot, characters, themes and dramatic context. They cover the lovers, the fairies, Bottom and the mechanicals, the play within the play and Shakespeare’s use of comedy.
Who This Book Is For
English teachers, drama teachers, students, tutors, home educators, school librarians and drama groups can all use this edition.
It suits classroom reading, school productions, drama clubs, accessible Shakespeare study and younger readers meeting Shakespeare for the first time. It also helps students who need a clearer route into the play before tackling longer extracts or the full text.
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