A Midsummer night's dream [DVD] : Shakespeare retold.

Contributor(s): Paterson, Bill, 1945- | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream | Staunton, Imelda, 1956- | Australian Broadcasting CorporationMaterial type: FilmFilmSeries: Shakespeare retoldPublication details: [Australia] : ABC DVD : Roadshow Entertainment [distributor], c2007Description: 1 videodiscs (DVD) (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscSubject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film and video adaptations | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations | Television programs -- Great Britain | DVDs -- Shakespeare
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Set during a weekend in a holiday park, this is a romantic comedy about four warring couples, a donkey's head and a gaggle of fairies.
Cast: Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Dean Lennox Kelly.Summary: Based on the plays by Shakespeare, this 4-part series presents modernised versions of William Shakespeare's greatest tales.Summary: During an engagement party thrown by Theo and Polly for their daughter Hermia and Theo, a man she grew up with but doesn't really love, Hermia's true love Xander shows up. After Hermia declares her engagement to James is off, it becomes clear that her best friend Helena has been in love with James all along. When the King and Queen of the Fairies (themselves feuding) decide to straighten things out with a love potion, their meddling goes terribly wrong and the relationships between all those involved become even murkier than they were.
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R-106630-9.

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Language options: English subtitles.

Censorship classification: M.

Classification: PG Mild sexual references, Mild coarse language.

Set during a weekend in a holiday park, this is a romantic comedy about four warring couples, a donkey's head and a gaggle of fairies.

Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Dean Lennox Kelly.

Based on the plays by Shakespeare, this 4-part series presents modernised versions of William Shakespeare's greatest tales.

During an engagement party thrown by Theo and Polly for their daughter Hermia and Theo, a man she grew up with but doesn't really love, Hermia's true love Xander shows up. After Hermia declares her engagement to James is off, it becomes clear that her best friend Helena has been in love with James all along. When the King and Queen of the Fairies (themselves feuding) decide to straighten things out with a love potion, their meddling goes terribly wrong and the relationships between all those involved become even murkier than they were.

PAL region 4.

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