National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019)

National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Directed by Nicholas Hytner, Ross MacGibbon. With Oliver Chris, Gwendoline Christie, David Moorst, Isis Hainsworth. Young lovers, a troupe of actors, and fairies have romantic encounters in the forest on summer’s night.

“This is 21st century theatre at its best. This wonderful and outstanding production of u0026#39;A Midsummer Nightu0026#39;s Dreamu0026#39; is undoubtedly a creative success on every level. The show is spectacle at its purest, deftly combining different arts in profoundly original and previously unthinkable ways, and yet in so doing, it loses nothing of the vivacity of Shakespeareu0026#39;s text. This fun and lively adaptation sucks you in and I can only feel jealous of those lucky enough to have watched it in situ. Thanks to great improvisations by all cast members, a fantastic use of the theatrical space, well-choreographed scenes and a pretty killer soundtrack this hilarious, complex and greatly entertaining mise en scène is a joy to watch. Puck was absolutely fantastic, charismatic and fun to watch. Watching it in early July 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic is the real midsummer nightu0026#39;s dream. Truly magical! One of NTLu0026#39;s greatest shows.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGrade: 9.5 / 10”