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Radio 3,23 Jun 1991,143 mins

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Drama on 3

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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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