Russell T Davies adapts a classic Shakespeare play for television. The pitiless dictator Theseus organizes his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, in Athens' dictatorial court, while young Hermia is sentenced to death by her own father. Meanwhile, in the town below, the Mechanicals, an amateur theatre troupe, practise, complete with its comic rivalries. And beyond Athens, in the untamed forests, evil forces are awaking...
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Russell T Davies adapts a classic Shakespeare play for television. The pitiless dictator Theseus organizes his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, in Athens' dictatorial court, while young Hermia is sentenced to death by her own father. Meanwhile, in the town below, the Mechanicals, an amateur theatre troupe, practise, complete with its comic rivalries. And beyond Athens, in the untamed forests, evil forces are awaking...
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