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A midsummer night's dream / by William Shakespeare ; adapted by Russell T. Davies ; produced by Nikki Wilson ; directed by David Kerr ; BBC Cymru Wales.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream--Television adaptations.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Fairy plays.
- Genre:
- Fiction television programs.
- Television adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (93 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Classic Shakespeare play adapted for television by Russell T Davies. In the tyrannical court of Athens, pitiless dictator Theseus plans his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, and young Hermia is sentenced to death by her own father. Meanwhile, in the town below, amateur theatre group the Mechanicals rehearse, with all their comic rivalries. And beyond Athens, in the wild woods, dark forces are stirring.
- Participant:
- John Hannah, Eleanor Matsuura, Prisca Bakare, Matthew Tennyson, Paapa Essiedu, Kate Kennedy, Matt lucas, Elaine Paige, Hiran Abeysekera, Nonso Anozie, Maxine Peake.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2019).
- Contains:
- Television adaptation of: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.
- OCLC:
- 1089740987
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