Shakespeare's Magic: Trail

Take this self-led trail to discover 'a little western flower' like the magical one in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a precious jewel, mermaids and even a 'salt-sea shark’ familiar to Macbeth’s witches. Follow the QR code and map in your programme, or go to the link below, to explore the British Galleries through a Shakespearean lens.

Follow the link to start the trail. Shakespeare's Magic: Trail. 

 
Encounter an installation by multi‑award winning sound designer Gareth Fry, inspired by the Weird Sisters in Macbeth.

Along the way, watch Dash Arts’ production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, recorded live at the Roundhouse, London in April 2007. The screening will happen at 11:00 and 14:00 every day in the cinema room (British Galleries, Level 1, Room 56). It is 2 hours and 15 minutes, without an interval.