Itisthe1980s,thethirdworldwarhappenedsoonafterthesecondendedandBritainwasdevastatedbynuclearweapons.ThelargesttownisShrewsburyandthecountryisentirelypastoral.AfteranimportantmineralisfoundintheSouthDownsthethreegreatpowers,USSR,AmericaandIndiasendrepresentativestoorganizetheminingofthemineral.Duetotravelproblemsinthisnon-industrialcountrytheyhavetostaywithalocalfamilyformuchlongerthanexpected.Duringthestaytheyareeachaskeddifficultquestionsabouttheirlivesandthesocietiestheycomefrom.Theinhabitantsofthenownon-industrialBritainhavenodislikeoftheirpastoralexistence.ThetitleoftheplaycomesfromaproductionofMid-summerNight'sDreamthatisbeingproducedbytwomembersofthecast.