A Midsummer Night's Dream
A 1991 production of William Shakespeare’s famous comedy, starring Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh.
A 1991 production of William Shakespeare’s famous comedy, starring Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh. Two pairs of lovers enter a forest where their passions are complicated when they fall under the influence of quarrelling King and Queen of the Fairies, Oberon and Titania. Meanwhile, a troupe of hapless amateur actors, using the forest for a rehearsal, also finds itself falling victim to magical shenanigans.
Adjoa Ando: Titania
Hakeem Kae-Kazim: Oberon
Emma Fielding: Puck
Susannah Harker: Helena
Julia Ford: Hermia
James Macpherson: Lysander
Stephen Tompkinson: Demetrius
Tony Armatrading: Bottom
Jeff Rawle: Quince
John Carlisle: Theseus
Katy Behean: Hippolyta
Richard Pearce: Flute
John Hollis: Snout
Charles Millham: Snug
Roger Griffiths: Starveling / Cobweb
Melanie Nicholson: A Fairy / Mustardseed
Thelma Lawson: Peaseblossom
Music composed by Dominique Legendre
Produced by Clive Brill
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