Books with title Mad Summer Night's Dream

Robert Swindells's A Midsummer Night's Dream is set in a very modern-day Yorkshire. Theseus, the neighbourhood tycoon is getting married. Bottom and his mates are roped into putting on a play for the wedding because, well, there's nothing much to do when you're on the dole. But, before the wedding, there are young lovers with problems to resolve ... and a drop of magic and mischief in the mix!The Shakespeare Today series captures the magic of Shakespeare's text and sets it in an accessible and contemporary style.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, the former queen of the Amazons. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals) who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.

More than 60 minutes of audio on the CD including key scenes and excerpts from great performances past and presentBringing Shakespeare to life, from stage to pageIn the book:Photographs from notable productions including:-the 1935 Dieterle/Reinhardt film with James Cagney as Bottom and Mickey Rooney as Puck-Peter Brook's seminal 1970 production at the Royal Shakespeare Company-contemporary American productions with James Earl Jones as Oberon, F. Murray Abraham as Bottom and Richard Gere as DemetriusHear 30 great scenes on audio CD:-Sir John Gielgud from the 1930s-Michael Maloney as Oberon and Roy Hudd as Bottom-Andrew Wade on Speaking ShakespeareNarrated by Derek Jacobi

A Wild, Outlandish Dream of a Play "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." — William Shakespeare (A Midsummer Night's Dream) A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's plays that has been performed thousands of times and adapted into many different mediums. The story centers around three couples. The humans are Duke Theseus and Hippolyta, and Hermia, who is betrothed to Demetrius and her beloved, Lysander. There is also a dispute brewing between Oberon, the king of the fairies and his Queen, Titania. When a mischievous sprite named Puck enters the scene, absurdity ensues. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This ebook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes Get your next Xist Classic title for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1A7cKKl Find all our our books for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1PooxLl Sign up for the Xist Publishing Newsletter here. Find more great titles on our website.