National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream

2h 39m
ComedyFantasy
7.6

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.

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
Jamie-Rose Monk
Snug
Francis Lovehall
Starveling
Chipo Kureya
Peaseblossom
Jay Webb
Cobweb
Charlotte Atkinson
Moth
Lennin Nelson-McClure
Mustardseed
Rachel Tolzman
Bedbug

Crew

Nicholas Hytner
Director
William Shakespeare
Author
Bunny Christie
Production Designer
Christina Cunningham
Costume Designer

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