A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Michael Jayston, Helen Mirren, Ian Richardson, Diana Rigg, and David Warner frolic in British director Peter Hall's well-regarded adaptation of Shakespeare's beloved farce, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Fantasy-driven laughs ensue as fairy queen Dench gets mixed up with the fortunes of four lovers, and then falls in love with a hammy weaver making an ass of himself. With Paul Rogers, Sebastian Shaw. 124 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.