Writer behind BBC’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream says he ditched line where character threatens to kill herself, calling it outdated
Russell T Davies has defended cutting Shakespeare and said he would not countenance keeping a female character declaring she would kill herself for love.
Davies’ version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is broadcast on BBC1 on Monday evening. He told Hay festival that he has cut boldly, and not just more obviously extraneous lines. He has cut Helena saying to Demetrius “treat me as your spaniel” and how she would rather die than not be loved.
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