CBeebies Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2:25 pm - 3:15 pm, Wednesday, December 31 on CBeebies HD (204)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Season 1, Episode 1
CBeebies contributes to the BBC's Shakespeare Festival 2016 with a special performance of the bard's magical play, tailored to pre-school audiences. Swashbuckle's Cook and Line (Joseph Elliott and Richard David-Caine) swap swabbing the deck for treading the boards as a pair of stage-hands helping William Shakespeare put on his play. Josette Simon and Roger Griffiths preside as Titania and Oberon, Queen and King of the Fairies, while Mr Tumble star Justin Fletcher clowns around as Bottom the Weaver, the star of the play-within-a-play
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Children's/Youth Programmes
Drama
Pre-school
Cast & Crew
Steven Kynman
(Actor)
.. William Shakespeare
Joseph Elliott
(Actor)
.. Cook
Richard David-Caine
(Actor)
.. Line
Josette Simon
(Actor)
.. Titania
Roger Griffiths
(Actor)
.. Oberon
Justin Fletcher
(Actor)
.. Nick Bottom
Cat Sandion
(Actor)
.. Fairy
Chris Lew Kum Hoi
(Actor)
.. Puck
Nicholas Burns
(Actor)
.. Theseus
Esther Hall
(Actor)
.. Hippolyta
Hilary Tones
(Actor)
.. Egea
Andy Day
(Actor)
.. Peter Quince
Nicola Kavanagh
(Actor)
.. Helena
Laura Elsworthy
(Actor)
.. Hermia
Calum Finlay
(Actor)
.. Lysander
Elliott Ross
(Actor)
.. Demetrius
Chris Jarvis
(Actor)
.. Tom Snout
Pui Fan Lee
(Actor)
.. Robin Starvelling
Rebecca Keatley
(Actor)
.. Snug
Ben Faulks
(Actor)
.. Frances Flute
Ian Russell
(Director)
Angela Young
(Producer)
Tony Read
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Steven Kynman
(Actor)
.. William Shakespeare
Joseph Elliott
(Actor)
.. Cook
Richard David-Caine
(Actor)
.. Line
Josette Simon
(Actor)
.. Titania
Best Known For:
Cry Freedom and Blakes 7.
Early-life:
Josette Patricia Simon was born in Leicester in 1960, the youngest of four children. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. In 1980, she made her TV debut in an episode of the sitcom The Cuckoo Waltz, but she made a big impact in another show that year, sci-fi drama Blakes 7, playing Dayna Mellanby.
Career:
Simon made her film debut in Cry Freedom (1987). A year later, she had a lead role in Milk and Honey. In 1992, she starred alongside Brenda Fricker in the TV movie Seekers. Her TV work includes appearances in Kavanagh QC, Dalziel and Pascoe, Lewis, The Bill, Skins, Minder, Casualty and Silent Witness. More recently, she has starred in New Tricks, Merlin, Death in Paradise and Suspects. On the stage, she has performed frequently with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Quote:
On Blakes 7: "It was such a massive cult series. I still get letters about it now."
Trivia:
In 1995, Simon received an honorary Master of Arts degree from the University of Leicester. She was awarded an OBE for services to drama in 2000.
Roger Griffiths
(Actor)
.. Oberon
Justin Fletcher
(Actor)
.. Nick Bottom
Cat Sandion
(Actor)
.. Fairy
Chris Lew Kum Hoi
(Actor)
.. Puck
Nicholas Burns
(Actor)
.. Theseus
Esther Hall
(Actor)
.. Hippolyta
Hilary Tones
(Actor)
.. Egea
Andy Day
(Actor)
.. Peter Quince
Nicola Kavanagh
(Actor)
.. Helena
Laura Elsworthy
(Actor)
.. Hermia
Calum Finlay
(Actor)
.. Lysander
Elliott Ross
(Actor)
.. Demetrius
Chris Jarvis
(Actor)
.. Tom Snout
Pui Fan Lee
(Actor)
.. Robin Starvelling
Rebecca Keatley
(Actor)
.. Snug
Ben Faulks
(Actor)
.. Frances Flute
Ian Russell
(Director)
Angela Young
(Producer)
Tony Read
(Executive producer)
