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Titania, the Fairy Queen, is not seduced by Bottom’s donkey head out of magic nectar. In this version, Oberon’s love-potion is actually a neuro-toxin derived from a flower that grows in the absence of sleep—the "Dian's Bud" (an inversion of the original "Love-in-idleness"). When Titania falls in love with Bottom, she isn't enchanted. She is suffering from induced folie à deux, clinging to the only creature in the forest as delusional as she is.

Because in that forest, once you stop watching, you become the one who is watched. Caveat: Not recommended for those with active insomnia or light-triggered migraines. A truly transformative, if exhausting, experience. SLEEPLESS -A Midsummer Night-s Dream-

Theseus, Duke of Athens, is not a benevolent ruler. He is an insomniac tyrant forcing the city to remain awake for his wedding. The opening line— "Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour / Draws on apace" —is delivered not with love, but with the clenched teeth of a man who cannot afford to sleep until the ceremony is done, lest he collapse. Titania, the Fairy Queen, is not seduced by

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