National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019)
A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences.
Director: Ross MacGibbon
![]() |
Oliver Chris as Theseus / Oberon |
![]() |
Gwendoline Christie as Hippolyta / Titania |
![]() |
David Moorst as Philostrate / Puck |
![]() |
Isis Hainsworth as Hermia |
![]() |
Tessa Bonham Jones as Helena |
![]() |
Paul Adeyefa as Demetrius |
![]() |
Kit Young as Lysander |
![]() |
Kevin McMonagle as Egeus |
![]() |
Felicity Montagu as Quince |
![]() |
Hammed Animashaun as Bottom |
![]() |
Jermaine Freeman as Flute |
![]() |
Ami Metcalf as Snout |
![]() |
Jamie-Rose Monk as Snug |
![]() |
Francis Lovehall as Starveling |
![]() |
Chipo Kureya as Peaseblossom |
![]() |
Jay Webb as Cobweb |
![]() |
Charlotte Atkinson as Moth |
![]() |
Lennin Nelson-McClure as Mustardseed |
![]() |
Rachel Tolzman as Bedbug |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Cunningham | Costume Designer |
| Production | Bunny Christie | Production Designer |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Author |
| Directing | Ross MacGibbon | Director |
| Art | Nicholas Hytner | Creative Director |