A Midsummer Night's Dream

1993

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Average Rating: 3/5

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Movie Info

This version of Shakespeare's famous comedy features a fanciful production design lifted from a mid-'90s stage production at Stratford. The Bard's fantastical tale unfolds before a child's wondrous eyes and contains several updated references to modern popular culture.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:

Adrian Noble
In Theaters:

Oct 19, 1993 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 8, 2002
Runtime:

105 minutes
Studio:

Arts Council of England

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Cast

Lindsay Duncan
as Titania, Hippolyta

Alex Jennings
as Theseus/Oberon

Desmond Barrit
as Bottom

Barry Lynch
as Philostrate/Puck

Osheen Jones
as The Boy

Monica Dolan
as Hermia

Daniel Evans
as Lysander

Kevin Doyle
as Demetrius

Emily Raymond
as Helena

Ann Hasson
as First Fairy

Alfred Burke

John Kane

Mark Letheren

Howard Crossley

Kenn Sabberton

Robert Gillespie

Gemma Aston

John Baxter

Emily Button

Jane Colenutt

Tim Griggs

Guy Hargreaves

Sarah Kruger

Joseph Morton

Nicola McRoy

Darren Roberts

Matt Patresi

Oscar Pearce

Howard Blake

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Critic Reviews for A Midsummer Night's Dream

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The Bard-by-way-of-Cirque-du-Soleil approach is more of a distraction than an enhancement.

Nov 16, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com