A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.4
At the tyrannical court of Athens, pitiless dictator Theseus plans his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, while young Hermia is sentenced to death by her own father for loving the wrong man. Meanwhile, in the town below, an amateur theatre group rehearses. And beyond Athens, in the wild woods, dark forces are stirring...
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Cast
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John Hannah
Theseus
Known for
Spartacus
The Mummy
Nonso Anozie
Oberon
Known for
Sweet Tooth
Zoo
Matt Lucas
Bottom
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Shaun of the Dead
Maxine Peake
Titania
Known for
The Theory of Everything
I Swear
Eleanor Matsuura
Hippolyta
Known for
The Walking Dead
The Day of the Jackal
Richard Wilson
Starveling
Known for
Merlin
Gulliver's Travels
Alan Blumenfeld
Egeus
Known for
The Ring
Heroes
Bernard Cribbins
Snout
Known for
Frenzy
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Colin McFarlane
Egeus
Known for
The Dark Knight
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Elliot Levey
Philostrate
Known for
Quiz
Bookish
Sarah Sharman
Courtier
Known for
Love's Kitchen
Lost in London
Elaine Paige
Mistress Quince
Known for
Cats
David Kerr Director · Russell T Davies Writer William Shakespeare Author
First release May 30, 2016 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Film
Production
BBC Cymru Wales
Production
BBC Film
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 30, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 3, 2017 · TV · ONE
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