Ergebnis für "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in Unterhaltung & Darstellende Künste

Here is a wonderful combination of the Old Vic Company performing Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream accompanied by music performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Malcolm Sargent.

Escape the confines of lockdown for an hour or two and enter a world of magic and mischief. From the court of Theseus to enchanted woodlands, follow the story of our heroes as they escape Athens in pursuit of true love, just to get caught in a complex love triangle (rectangle?) at the hands of mischievous fairies. Will they reach their happily ever after? And how exactly does the donkey come into it?Jazz Hands Productions are bringing you a radio play of the enchanting Shakespearean comedy of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which will be available to listen to from Saturday, June 13. Before the ...

"A Midsummer Night's Dream," a comedy by William Shakespeare, intertwines the lives of two young couples, a group of amateur actors, and the mystical fairies of an enchanted forest. The play humorously explores themes of love and desire, as the characters' romantic entanglements become complicated by magical interventions. Central to the plot are the mischievous pranks of Puck, a fairy servant, leading to amusing mix-ups and transformations, most notably turning an actor, Nick Bottom, into a donkey. This light-hearted play combines elements of fantasy, romance, and comedy, showcasing ...

Magic, fairies, young lovers chasing each other through a forest, a man with a donkey's head, and impish Puck wreaking havoc right and left. What's going on here? It's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare at his most fanciful. The play opens with Theseus, Duke of Athens, preparing for his wedding. Egeus complains to Theseus that his daughter Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius. When Hermia is given the choice between marriage to Demetrius or life as a nun, she and her true love Lysander flee into the forest. Demetrius follows them; and Helena, who loves Demetrius, follows him. Also in the ...

Shakespeare's lighthearted comedy of mistaken identity, tangled lovers, meddling fairies, and bumbling amateur actors set in a wood on Midsummer Night is vividly retold in this special live radio performance first broadcast on the Bard's birthday, April 23, 1994, on WBAI-FM in New York City. This enchanting reinterpretation will delight both those who know and love the works of Shakespeare and those who have yet to discover them.