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CBeebies Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream

CBeebies Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream

An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic for very young audiences.

20166.00h 50m

Overview

Fairies, magic, celebration and comical confusion! Join Swashbuckle's Cook and Line as they help William Shakespeare put together a magical production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Filmed at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, the production features lots of CBeebies favourites, including Justin Fletcher as Nick Bottom - the star of the play within a play who undergoes a magical transformation! Whoever heard of a talking and singing donkey? English

Directed by Ian Russell
Written by Claire Duffy, William Shakespeare
Produced by Tony Reed, Angela Young
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Top Cast

Nicholas Burns

Nicholas Burns

Theseus

Richard David-Caine

Richard David-Caine

Line

Andy Day

Andy Day

Quince

J

Joseph Elliott

Cook

Laura Elsworthy

Laura Elsworthy

Hermia

Ben Faulks

Ben Faulks

Francis Flute

C

Calum Finlay

Lysander

Justin Fletcher

Justin Fletcher

Nick Bottom

Roger Griffiths

Roger Griffiths

Oberon

Esther Hall

Esther Hall

Hippolyta

Themes & Keywords

donkeyfairy

About CBeebies Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream

CBeebies Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romance, fantasy, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of donkey, fairy. Directed by Ian Russell, it stars Nicholas Burns, Richard David-Caine, Andy Day. Fairies, magic, celebration and comical confusion! Join Swashbuckle's Cook and Line as they help William Shakespeare put together a magical production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Filmed at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, the production features lots of CBeebies favourites, including Justin Fletcher as Nick Bottom - the star of the play within a play who undergoes a magical transformation! Whoever heard of a talking and singing donkey? English

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