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Plays about fairies

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CultureEnglish Renaissance playsPlays adapted into operasBritish plays adapted into filmsPlays adapted into television showsPlays set in ancient GreecePlays adapted into radio programsPlays set in AthensShakespearean comedies1590s playsMetafictional playsPlays about witches and witchcraftPlays set in Italy

  1. A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas behind Shakespeare's comedy with its intertwining plots of royal marriage, crossed lovers, quarreling fairies and rude mechanicals

    18 April 2019

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    Featuring: Helen Hackett, Tom Healy, Alison Findlay

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    CultureEnglish Renaissance playsPlays adapted into operasBritish plays adapted into filmsPlays set in ancient GreecePlays set in AthensShakespearean comedies1590s playsPlays about fairiesMetafictional plays

  2. The Tempest

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The Tempest, one of Shakespeare's last and richest plays.

    14 November 2013

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    Featuring: Jonathan Bate, Erin Sullivan, Katherine Duncan-Jones

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    CultureEnglish Renaissance playsPlays adapted into operasBritish plays adapted into filmsPlays adapted into television showsShakespearean comediesPlays adapted into radio programsPlays set in ItalyPlays about witches and witchcraftPlays about fairies