A summer evening in Gunnersbury Park will bring Shakespeare outdoors when East London Shakespeare Festival stages A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Thursday 9 July at 7:30pm.
The performance is a high-energy, family-friendly outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s comedy. Around Ealing is also running a competition for 1 lucky reader to win free tickets, with entries closing at 5pm on Monday 6 July 2026.
The event takes place at Gunnersbury Park, London. Picnics are encouraged, and the prize options include either a family ticket or a pair of full-price adult tickets.
The Gunnersbury Park performance on 9 July
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by East London Shakespeare Festival will be performed in Gunnersbury Park as an outdoor theatre event on Thursday 9 July.
The production follows Hermia, Lysander, Helena and Demetrius into an enchanted forest, where mischievous fairies turn their world upside down. The source describes the show as a lively version of Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy, with romance, magic and a fresh spin on the play.
For local families and theatre fans, the practical draw is simple: it is an evening performance in the park, the show is described as family-friendly, and audiences are invited to pack a picnic for the summer setting.
Date, time, venue and ticket prize
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Event | A Midsummer Night’s Dream by East London Shakespeare Festival |
| Date | Thursday 9 July 2026 |
| Time | 7:30pm |
| Venue | Gunnersbury Park, London |
| Type | Outdoor theatre performance |
| Cost note | Competition for free tickets |
| Audience | Family-friendly |
The competition prize offered by ELSF is either a family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children under 16, or 1 adult and 3 under-16s. The alternative prize option is 1 pair of full-price adult tickets.
Only 1 winner will be drawn at random after the deadline. Only the winner will be notified.
How to enter the Around Ealing competition
To enter, readers must answer the competition question: Who wrote A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
The answer options given are Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and William Shakespeare. Entries must be sent by email to aroundealing@ealing.gov.uk with the subject line MIDSUMMER WIN.
Entrants are asked to include their name and address in the email. The deadline is 5pm on Monday 6 July 2026, and the winner is due to be notified on Tuesday 7 July.
Only 1 entry is permitted per person. Entries that do not comply with the stated terms and conditions may be disqualified.
What the winner should know
The prize has no cash alternative. Around Ealing says contact details will be used to administer the competition and contact the winner, and that the winner’s details may need to be passed to the organisation providing the prize so it can be claimed.
If the winner does not respond within a time considered reasonable or appropriate for the prize, a new winner may be drawn at random instead.
The final step is the entry email: answer the Shakespeare question, include your name and address, use MIDSUMMER WIN as the subject line, and send it before 5pm on Monday 6 July 2026.
Source: Ealing Council
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