National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream

National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream

159 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | June 3, 2019

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.

National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream

159 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | June 3, 2019

National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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.
IMDb rating 8.4
Producers
Original title National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directors Nicholas Hytner
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Oliver Chris

as Theseus / Oberon

Gwendoline Christie

as Hippolyta / Titania

David Moorst

as Philostrate / Puck

Isis Hainsworth

as Hermia

Tessa Bonham Jones

as Helena

Paul Adeyefa

as Demetrius

Kit Young

as Lysander

Kevin McMonagle

as Egeus

Felicity Montagu

as Quince

Hammed Animashaun

as Bottom

Jermaine Freeman

as Flute

Ami Metcalf

as Snout

Jamie-Rose Monk

as Snug

Francis Lovehall

as Starveling

Chipo Kureya

as Peaseblossom

Jay Webb

as Cobweb

Lennin Nelson-McClure

as Mustardseed

Rachel Tolzman

as Bedbug