National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream

"The course of true love never did run smooth."

7.6(6 votes)

2019

2h 39m

ComedyFantasy

A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences.

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Companies:

National Theatre

Bridge Theatre

Languages

Original:en

Spoken:

English

Cast

Oliver Chris

Theseus / Oberon

Gwendoline Christie

Hippolyta / Titania

David Moorst

Philostrate / Puck

Isis Hainsworth

Hermia

Tessa Bonham Jones

Helena

Paul Adeyefa

Demetrius

Kit Young

Lysander

Kevin McMonagle

Egeus

Felicity Montagu

Quince

Hammed Animashaun

Bottom

Jermaine Freeman

Flute

Ami Metcalf

Snout

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