A Midsummer Night's Dream (BBC Radio 3) 

A1 S1: 0:00:15 A1 S2: 0:14:15 A2 S1: 0:20:26 A2 S2: 0:34:46 A3 S1: 0:43:13 A3 S2: 0:54:45 A4 S1: 1:16:08 A4 S2: 1:31:25 A5 S1: 1:34:10

ACT I Scene I 0:18 SKIP INTRO 1:56 Scene II 14:27 ACT II Scene I 20:38 SCENE II 34:47 ACT III Scene I 43:16 Scene II 54:45 ACT IV Scene I 1:16:09 Scene II 1:27:03 ACT V Scene I 1:34:11 There is a scene jumped, the part of Bottoms is read from 1:24:31 to 1:27:00 then goes back in the to finish reading the lines of; Theseus, Egeus, Lysander, Demetrious, Hermia and Helena. This of course IF you are following the TEXT/BOOK, so dont feel lost just go back to the part where THESEUS finished saying: "In Crete, in Sparta, nor in Thessaly: Judge when you hear"

listening this on 1.5 speed because i have an exam tomorrow and i didnt read the book 🗿

Amazing. A lively reading of it really makes it very interesting.

If I had a time machine, I would go back to when this premiered, find a good seat at the Globe, and laugh my ass off along with everyone else.

Most people: listening to this for school Me: I just kinda like the book :3

LOVE THIS RECORDING! although there's a lot of weird moaning meant to be people stirring in their sleep etc but its kind of weird after a while

Ever since I watched and listened to William Shakeseare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream,I began to relate my personal love life to the dream. The way W.S describes love, as being humorous, IMHO, I agree. Having the pleasure to dance some parts of it for my beloved father & brother,(he helped me every day, so that I could dance ballet). The eldest B.brother, who always was in Germany, use to buy me the pink hard toe shoes.

This is such a lovely production!! I listened along with it as I read the play for the first time.

I love thee, BBC ~!

This is the first play I ever saw, when I was six years old, about sixty years ago. And I have seen it numerous times since. During my teenage years it was with Diana Rigg. (Sigh.) But I think that it is with this realization that I finally get it. Bottom is the hero. He absolutely killed his part and the nobles who look down their noses at him we're put to shame. His naivete and boastfulness belies his fundamental innocence. He was able to become Pyramus with that innocence. And all the role making devices that the rude mechanicals come up with reminded me of my old directors in school plays telling us how things would work on stage.

so far this is THE BEST reading i have found here, BUT MY GOD!!! VOLUME PLEASEEE

31:10 Best line in the whole play

Finding this very helpful, especially to get the rhythm. We are performing this in July.

Around 1972 or 73 I remember when this was my first televised Shakespeare play on BBC TV. It was an outside broadcast recorded during the night and early morning. Ronnie Barker played Bottom.

Act 1 Scene 1 - 0:00 Act 1 Scene 2 - 14:10 Act 2 Scene 1 - 20:22 Act 2 Scene 2 - 34:45 Act 3 Scene 1 - 43:15 Act 3 Scene 2 - 54:45 Act 4 Scene 1 - 1:16:09 Act 4 Scene 2 - 1:27:01 Act 5 Scene 1 - 1:34:10

I had to read this play last year in 7th grade and have tried to find the Script play on RU-vid for over 7 months.😐 I liked it that much

I'm surprised it's only two hours, I thought Shakespeare's plays where much longer. Not complaining, I finished this all in one day and enjoyed it quite a bit. I could especially relate to poor Hermia's blight.

helped me tons with understanding the play. thanks

I'm doing this for a school play. I'm Theseus

Excellent! So clear acted and well done!

INCREDIBLE recording. Thank you so much!

I always die laughing at the mean comments to Hermia (in Act 3 scene 2) because she is small. "You bead, you Acorn!!!" Ahahaha

Only listening to this because I don’t want to read the book for school

shits lit lol

Thanks for uploading. I homeschool and it helps to listen to this while I have the book in my hand. This with sparknotes should at least get me a B on the test lol.❤

Wonderful and especially beautiful with the fairies

Let him roar

Bless you. This has just saved my grade!!!

I have to do this during corona

I have a picture on my wall that I bought from a store of the forest in the video picture above loll

DID THEY ACTUALLY MOAN HOLDUP

Im doing this for my english homework

Act 1: 0:18 Act 2: 20:27 Act 3: 43:15 Act 4: 1:16:09 Act 5: 1:34:11

I wasn't excited to listen to this, but it's actually kind of nice, I like it.

I did a play on “A midsummer nights dream “ and I got the part of Dimitrius

That was banging 👌 Thanks for the upload hun

I love Shakespeare, I study it in school

Some dialogue was cut....

Oh Robin Goodfellow, you most wonderful of Shakespeare characters.

the music at 14:20 to 14:25 lightens the mood alot! its a pretty good jam

im auditioning for helena soon!!!! Very excited. Hope i get it C:

I just love it!!!

Beautiful

OMG THIS IS THE ONE I AM LISTENING TO IN ENGLISH!!

can someone answer these for me Questions: • What is your impression of Egeus, Hermia’s father? • Why is he so insistent that Hermia should marry Demetrius instead of Lysander (they are equally handsome and equally rich - interchangeable)? Hint: Arranged marriages • Is it really about Demetrius, or is it about control? • Theseus sides with Egeus, but offers Hermia a third option - live the rest of her life as a nun. What do you think of his ruling? He may be following the law, but is this justice? Media Spotlight: • What impression do you get of Monte Athena in Michael Hoffman’s film? • What advantages might there be to moving the play from ancient Athens to a more modern setting? • Watch Hippolyta’s reaction to Theseus’s judgment in the film. What might she be thinking? What has made her so upset?

So amazing

Congrats, this video is played in our school, also I’m too lazy to read the bookXD

Act 2 Scene 1 starts at 20:38

I am doing this for a school play, and I have the part of Puck

36:37 Is that not the sexiest curse you’ve ever heard? Goddamn.

Anyone else playing Helena in a play 😌💕?

0:23:55 I have forsworn his bed. 🤣🤣🤣 Lmao

wonderful

It's so funny that back in those days Shakespeare gossip was the major socialization with the aristocrats but in today's date they call it snitching or informant but to dialogue is to learn and to learn is to educate and to educate through educating yourself is to be wise with wisdom that's all

Cool! Gotta love Shakespeare!

stunning!

Thank you

I honestly wish that there were captions on who was saying what, because that would really help me out for my school work

Does not Egues remind one of Polonious and old Capulet?

Kinda like a free audio book

Oberon's laugh @ 55:09

35 LIBRIVOX OFFICIALS dislike this great reading.

12:24 Helena's Act 1 monologue

RESPEKT! A Midsummer Nights Dream pdf

Slight differences from Dover Thrift edition. A few places it skips. Besides that, pretty much the same.

I am doing this in my school production and I have the part of hermia If we shadows Have offended Think but this And all is Mended That we have But slumbered here While these visions Did appear And this week And idle theme No more Yielding But a dream Gentles Do not reprehend If you Pardon We will mend Now to scape The serpents tongue And we will make Amends 'ere long Lol that is the end speech, well most of it. I forgot the other parts

All the negativity damn a love classic lit and seek this stuff out but can understand why it's no fun when people have to do it for school.

I’m Lysander ty

This is abridged.

Love

few parts of the original text are missing in this radioshow

Has no one put time stamps to each act and scene??

Anyone explain why so much of Helena's speech ni Act 2 Scene 2 was cut..? HELENA Oh, I am out of breath in this fond chase. The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace. 95 Happy is Hermia, wheresoe'er she lies, For she hath blessèd and attractive eyes. How came her eyes so bright? Not with salt tears. If so, my eyes are oftener washed than hers. No, no, I am as ugly as a bear, 100 For beasts that meet me run away for fear. Therefore no marvel though Demetrius Do, as a monster, fly my presence thus. What wicked and dissembling glass of mine Made me compare with Hermia’s sphery eyne? 105 [Sees LYSANDER] But who is here? Lysander, on the ground? Dead or asleep? I see no blood, no wound. Lysander, if you live, good sir, awake. Starting with "Happy is Hermia" and ending with "Hermia's sphery eyne" is not in here as far as I can hear. Huge parts of Lysander's speech to Helena are also left out, very annoying.

So special - will this be what we see at the Hudson Valley Festival?

The human women get what they want...but titania jus gets screwed over. Oberon disrespect his queen and takes the changling boy with titania non the wiser

a midsummer

May I please have a link to the script you used?

I like it

13:21 14:38 15:43 16:43 17:37 18:40 19:40 20:39 21:48 27 24:28

OK who's here cause they have a quiz tomorrow and forgot to read

I play Bottom and we perform tonight

i wonder who are the actors of this production.

Act 3 Scene I is at 43:13.

I am who I am I have my own mind I have my own thoughts only me think my thoughts if only I could express my own dreams oh imagine in my own consciousness I am me I am who I am and everything I wanted to be but you don't see me sitting here listening to you confused in me by your words that has no meaning I have a voice it's time for me to speak I want to tell my own stories why can't you hear me I am me I am who I want to be I have my own mind I have my own dreams I don't want you to dream for me have dreamed a thousand years to come and yet I forget yesterday sorrows that's gone I am who I am I am me please don't think for me because I have my own mind my own thoughts and my own needs my heart is mine that means if when I am asleep Young come on yellow Green lantern

12:23 monologue

Put this on 1.75 speed

I'm putting where I can left off 14:27

i really like it

anyone want to tell me why they’re moaning

i have no idea what the fuck is going on

For god's sake. What a pain in the ass. But I appreciate the reading though, thanks for uploading.

1.16 are they moaning or

1:31:27 ACT 5

wue pedos no se ni como llegue aqui al fin soy el unico que habla esñol

Bruh fuck school lol anyways I do be vibing

1:54:51 he said fortnite that is funny right

WHO ARE THE VOICE ACTORS

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