
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Arkangel Shakespeare
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Narrated by:
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Amanda Root
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David Harewood
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Roy Hudd
Shakespeare's most imaginative and merry play is set in an enchanted wood amidst fairies and sprites.
When Oberon, King of the Fairies, uses his magic upon four runaway lovers in a midsummer wood outside Athens, chaos ensues. Who really loves whom? Meanwhile, a band of well-meaning but bungling local actors have their rehearsal sabotaged by the mischievous Puck, who bewitches their leader, Bottom, and Titania, the Fairy Queen. The result is a lively and anarchic comedy that can only be resolved by an elaborate disentangling of spells.
Hermia is played by Amanda Root, Oberon by David Harewood, and Bottom by Roy Hudd.
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Delightful performance
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I loved it! So funny.
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This is a comedy about two pairs of youths, one in love and the other couple both in unrequited love. Their flight into the fairy woods, a well-intentioned fairy king (and a not so well-intentioned Puck), a troop of actors, and a quarreling fairy royal couple, all collide in a funny, magical fantasy that gets untangled with a happy ending, unlike Shakespeare's other famous play about star-crossed lovers.
Definitely a great way to experience this play, although still better on stage.
A great performance of a Shakespeare favorite
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Would you consider the audio edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream to be better than the print version?
Performances of Shakespeare are always preferable to print because the actors and interpretation bring life to the story.What was one of the most memorable moments of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
I love the Rude Mechanicals both rehearsing and doing their play, and I really enjoy the ending scene with the blessing of the house and Puck's goodbye.Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?
Oberon and Titania were my favorites here, and I love the added layer of the Jamaican accents for the characters.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me laugh. It's a comedy!Any additional comments?
This is Shakespeare well done, and I thought the audio effects contributed nicely including the music. I did think that sometimes the background noises and music were a bit too loud. If there were a little better balance it would have be easier to focus on the language of the play itself.Shakespeare's classic done well
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Fantastic
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Very good but the bird
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Very fun listen.
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Well-Acted
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In contrast to a few reviews that almost made me not purchase this version, I think the accents used by Titania (Jamaican), Oberon (sub-Sahara west-African (not Jamaican, as the aforementioned reviewers wrote)) and Robin Goodfellow (switches at will, as the trickster he is) are a breath of fresh air. These are meant to be ancient beings who transcend human borders - calling themselves our parents. The play itself takes place in present day Greece, and has an Amazon woman (by all accounts, the Amazons would be from present day Turkey/Iran), Titania has just returned from India... Why would the fairies necessarily speak in a British accent?
Take it for what it is; a great classic take on A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a few artistic liberties taken. Great stuff as always, from Arkangel.
Great, refreshing take.
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