National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Overview

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.

Directed by Ross MacGibbon

Top 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

J

Jermaine Freeman

Flute

Ami Metcalf

Snout

J

Jamie-Rose Monk

Snug

Francis Lovehall

Starveling

Chipo Kureya

Peaseblossom

J

Jay Webb

Cobweb

Charlotte Atkinson

Moth

L

Lennin Nelson-McClure

Mustardseed

R

Rachel Tolzman

Bedbug

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