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A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2023)

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC Four
  • 2023
  • 1 episode

The latest artistic director the Globe Theatre's first production in the role. Stars Melissa Gray and Ncuti Gatwa.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2023
Channel
BBC Four
Episodes
1
Stars
Melissa Gray and Ncuti Gatwa
Producer
Emma Rice

Fusing music, dance and some serious comedy, Emma Rice's first production as Artistic Director brings the Dream crashing into the Globe's magical setting. Naughty, tender, transgressive and surprising, it promises to be a festival of theatre. Let the joy begin!

My! The woods outside Athens are a busy place on this magical night! Four runaway lovers find themselves smack bang in the middle of a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies - and, as if that wasn't enough, a troupe of amateur actors is trying to rehearse a play.

Between these unlikely groups flies Puck, armed only with a wicked sense of humour and a love-potion capable of making anyone fall for the first person they set eyes upon. What could possibly go wrong?

Catch-up

Additional details

Also known as
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream From Shakespeare's Globe
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 9th July 2023 at 8pm on BBC Four
Episode length
165 minutes

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