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Viewers delighted as Russell T Davies gives A Midsummer Night’s Dream gay twist

By Samuel McManus

The BBC celebrated Shakespeare’s 400th birthday last night (May 30) with a new feature-length adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, written by Russell T Davies, and viewers were left delighted after the plot included a gay kiss.

Some of the major plot lines in the original work were re-written, including the killing of characters that do not die in the original, a dance scene and, of course, the gay characters.

Titania and Hippolyta shared a lesbian kiss at the end of the production, which turned Hippolyta into a fairy – The original plot sees Hippolyta marrying Theseus and Titania married to Oberon, king of the fairies.

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It also seems that two men found love with each other in the final dance scene.

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Most viewers were thrilled to see the Bard’s work updated for the 21st century…

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But inevitably, some had to try spoil the party before they’d even watched the adaptation…

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Don’t let the door hit you in the arse on the way out, @PookyMcPookface.

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