National Theatre Live has filmed nearly eight dozen theatrical productions over the last decade, bringing theater to the cinema using top technologies and talents in the videography space. This month, on the eve of its 10th anniversary, its production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is challenging the technical producers and crew with an immersive stage version directed by Nicholas Hytner and the filmed version directed by Ross MacGibbon.
Hytner’s version of Shakespeare’s classic ran over the summer at London’s The Bridge Theatre and started screening Oct. 17 in more than 50 cinemas worldwide. The cleverly designed production, starring “Game of Thrones’” Gwendolyn Christie and Oliver Chris, entwines sets and audience and includes trained acrobats, gender-fluidity, dance and musical numbers and moveable set pieces.
Source: National Theatre Live Marks 10 Years of Stage-to-Screen Productions – Variety