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Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they're not alone in that forest. Lysander and Hermina have there a rendezvous, Helena and Demetrius are there, too as well as some actors, who are practicing a play for the ongoing wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...

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Top billed cast

Benny HillBottom
Patrick AllenTheseus
Eira HeathHippolyta
Cyril LuckhamEgeus
Tony BatemanPhilostrate
Jill BennettHelena
John FraserLysander
Maureen BeckHermia
Clifford ElkinDemetrius
Anna MasseyTitania

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