A Midsummer Night's Dream

Two Complete Full Cast Performances of Original Shakespeare Text & Modern English

By: William Shakespeare, SparkNotes

Narrated by: Luis Moreno, Soneela Nankani, Gabra Zackman, Maulik Pancholy, Piper Goodeve, Fred Berman, Kate Hamill, Vikas Adam, Neil Hellegers, Cary Hite, Katie Hartke

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!

Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.

Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:

• The complete original text performed by a full cast, and the complete play updated in modern English, also performed by a full cast
• Enhanced sound effects and music to complete the audio experience
• A track directory of the original English production and the modern English production for ease of comparison

When Shakespeare's words make your head spin, this audiobook will help you sort out what's happening, who's saying what, and why!

So without further ado … we welcome you to the No Fear Shakespeare audiobook edition of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare!

Great Way into a Classic

I wish Audible would release more of these audio renditions of No Fear Shakespeare. This edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream presents a complete dramatization of the original, followed by a dramatization of the modern English version.
The dramatization of the original uses modern voices, tones, and pronunciations to help make the original more comprehensible while not losing any of the original poetry.
I listened to the modern text alongside an annotated version of the original play. I realized that I had missed a lot of the original humor and richness of the text.
The acting is a bit over the top and hammy, but this audiobook, with both the original and modern text versions, helps the listener/reader get an in-depth exposure to a rich and hilarious Shakespeare play.

No modern English!

I bought this ONLY because of the promised Modern English version of they play. My family and I really enjoyed the Romeo and Juliet version before we watched the play live. But this version, despite what the description say, does *not* include the modern English version, only the admittedly good original version. If they update it to include the modern English version, I'll change my review, but as for now, you shouldn't bother buying this.