Robin.                                                                               A fairy Jack the Lad, wiry and wired. Slightly wild but lovable.  In awe of his brother and
                                                                                             enthralled by Oberon and Titania. Enjoys taking the mickey out of the courtiers but rather loves the Mechanicals.

Puck.                                                                                 Full-on mischievous woodland fairy. Likes to assert himself over his younger brother.
                                                                                             Male or female, but the male pronoun is used in the script .

Theseus.                                                                          King of Athens and successful warrior. He has been looking for a wife for a while and he is
                                                                                             head-over-heels in love with Hippolyta, trying not to show that she scares the pants off him.

Hippolyta.                                                                       Queen of the Amazons. Tough, no-nonsense and not impressed with the softy nobles of Theseus court.
                                                                                             One gets the feeling that she is prepared to go along with the marriage, and have fun, until such time
                                                                                             as she decides to do away with him and return to warfare.    

Philostrate.                                                                    Ironical Master of Revels. Fixed expression of a bulldog, chewing a wasp.
                                                                                             Tolerates Theseus and thinks Hippolyta is a tramp.
                                                                                             Expected more of life that this.

Oberon.                                                                            Grace and style. A small role but by far the most important person on stage.
                                                                                             Can make suggestive remarks without losing his cool.

Titania.                                                                             Beauty and calmness. Even better at suggestive remarks and much more important than Oberon.  

Peter Quince (Carpenter)                                        Earnest fuss-pot and long-suffering convenor of the amateur troupe. Makes ham acting an art form. 

Nick Bottom (Weaver)                                               Blissfully assumes that everyone else is as fond of the sound of his voice as he is. Has probably never actually
                                                                                              seen a woman but when he realises that Flute is one (see below) falls profoundly in love immediately. 

Frances/Francis Flute (Bellows Mender)         Pretending to be young a man to ensure a career in a man’s world. Maintains her pretence until
                                                                                              she finds herself in a dress, as Thisbe, rather likes it and immediately falls totally in love with Bottom (Pyramus).

Tom Snout (Tinker)                                                    Earnest actor. Doesn’t like Bottom.

Snug (Joiner)                                                                  Appears talent-free and a little slow on the uptake, until he finds he can impress people by being a lion.
                                                                                              Rather sweet.

Robin Starveling (Tailor)                                         The world is so unfair, damn it.

Chorus.                                                                              Acts 1 and 3. Courtiers with their noses in the air who also enjoy gossiping about senior nobles,

                                                                                               making snide whispers about Hippolyta, and having a good laugh at amateur actors.

                                                                                               Act 4. Woodland fairies; spookily calm in the magic of a midsummer night.