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CBeebies Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Nicholas Burns
Theseus
Richard David-Caine
Line
Andy Day
Quince
Laura Elsworthy
Hermia
Ben Faulks
Francis Flute
Justin Fletcher
Nick Bottom
Roger Griffiths
Oberon
Esther Hall
Hippolyta
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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
Release Date
2016-04-23
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An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic for very young audiences.
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