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Shakespeare Uncovered: A Midsummer Night's Dream with Hugh Bonneville
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A Midsummer Night's Dream with Hugh Bonneville
Season 2  |  Episode 4  |  Foxtel Arts  |  April 17, 2016

Literature

English
9-10 11-12
Classification: Parental Guidance Classification: Parental Guidance

Hugh Bonneville, who began his career as an understudy for Ralph Fiennes in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre in London's Regent's Park, reflecting on the play's enduring appeal with Fiennes, David Walliams and Sheridan Smith.

Hugh Bonneville, who began his career as an understudy for Ralph Fiennes in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre in London's Regent's Park, reflecting on the play's enduring appeal with Fiennes, David Walliams and Sheridan Smith.

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