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

When the King and Queen of the fairies quarrel, their conflict spills over into the lives of four young lovers and a group of amateur actors rehearsing in the forest. Mischief and mayhem ensue as the fairy royal couple interferes with mortal affairs, creating comical love triangles, mistaken identities, and magical transformations. This leads to hilarious, yet unsettling, consequences for everyone involved, disrupting the course of true love.

• Director Nicholas Hytner

• Gwendoline Christie as Hippolyta / Titania
• Oliver Chris as Theseus / Oberon
• Kit Young as Lysander
• Francis Lovehall as Starveling

• The Madness of King George 1994 · Metascore 89
• The History Boys 2006 · Metascore 74
• The Choral 2025 · Echo Score 70
• The Lady in the Van 2015 · Metascore 70

Also known as

• National Theatre at Home: A Midsummer Night's Dream
• 仲夏夜之夢
• Сон в летнюю ночь
• 仲夏夜之梦