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Shakespeare's romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream is animated in 8 episodes for KS2 and KS3 pupils.

Puck is our storyteller in this new adaptation by Julia Cranney, which is faithful to the characters and plot of Shakespeare's original and also references Shakespeare's original language throughout. The videos are accompanied by , transcripts and print-outs supporting follow-up activities.

Click here for the full film (all episodes combined).

Puck relates recent events in Athens: Duke Theseus is soon to marry Queen Hippolyta.

1: Welcome to Athens

Quince gathers her troupe of amateur actors including Nick Bottom, the weaver.

2: The Rehearsal

Oberon and Titania argue...and Puck is instructed to find a magic flower.

3: Into the Woods

Oberon uses the magic flower on Titania...but Puck uses it on the wrong Athenian.

4: The Wrong Athenian

5: Oberon's Revenge. video

Titania falls in love with the transformed Bottom and Oberon discovers Puck鈥檚 mistake.

5: Oberon's Revenge

6: The Lovers' Quarrel. video

Lysander and Demetrius compete for Helena鈥檚 love...and Hermia starts a fight.

6: The Lovers' Quarrel

7: Lifting the Fog. video

Puck leads the lovers off to sleep and Oberon releases Titania from his spell.

7: Lifting the Fog

8: A Wedding Play. video

The lovers return to Athens for a triple wedding. Bottom and friends perform their play.

8: A Wedding Play

Download / print the Teacher's Notes (pdf) which includes suggestions for home-learning

Teacher's Notes
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Resources

Teacher Notes and transcripts appear on each of the episode pages.

Download / print the activity sheet to name the characters (pdf)

Name the characters

Download / print then sequence the events of the story in the correct order (pdf)

Sequencing activity

Words to describe the characters of the six 'mechanicals' (pdf)

Describe the mechanicals

Meet the main characters

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 10, A Midsummer Night's Dream - Puck, Puck Called 'Hobgoblin' by some...a merry wanderer of the night and our storyteller.
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