Rating:A Midsummer Night's Dream (BBC iPlayer)Verdict: A dream of a DreamRating:Duelling has been illegal in Britain for hundreds of years, but that didn’t stop Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller going musket to musket in the National Theatre’s Frankenstein in 2011. But when Cumberbatch plays the creature, and Miller the creator, the performances seem more manic. The National Theatre screened the version with Miller as the creatureBy contrast, I found Miller’s version of the creature more tender. So I’d go for tonight’s version, with Miller as the creature, if you have to choose. EMMA RICE’S 2016 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe has no right to prosper on a telly.

Source: Daily Mail May 01, 2020 00:58 UTC