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Shakespeare Retold

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Shakespeare’s plays inspire a collection of stories by leading children’s writers.

Ten of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays become the inspiration for a collection of stories by leading children’s writers and read by some famous voices.

Ten of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays become the inspiration for a collection of stories by leading children’s writers and read by some famous voices. Writers include Frank Cottrell Boyce, Pamela Butchart and Jamila Gavin; readers include Simon Callow, Shirley Henderson and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Shakespeare Retold: A Midsummer Camp's Dream

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A Midsummer Camp's Dream

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Laura Dockrill retells the story of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Read by Shirley Henderson

In this adaptation, Puck takes centre stage, here known as a girl called Robin, who is a keen magician. Robin is disgusted by all of the smoochy lovey-doviness going on at the Midsummer Camp she is staying at, prompting her to accidentally turns camp leader Nick into a donkey...
Laura Dockrill retells the story of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Read by Shirley Henderson.

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