A Midsummer Night's Dream palace and the forest, and the fairies were portrayed as gossamer-winged ballerinas. The overture by Felix Mendelssohn was always used throughout this period. Augustin Daly's production opened in 1895 in London and ran for 21 performances. Herbert Beerbohm Tree staged a 1911 production which featured "mechanical birds twittering in beech trees, a simulated stream, fairies wearing battery-operated lighting, and live rabbits following trails of food across the stage." Max Reinhardt staged "A Midsummer Night's Dream" thirteen times between 1905 and 1934, introducing a revolving set. After he fled Germany he devised a more spectacular outdoor version at the Hollywood Bowl
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017 film) the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2017, where it received positive reviews. The film was acquired for a theatrical release by Brainstorm Media and will screen at Landmark Theatres nationwide in the summer of 2018. The film received further critical acclaim upon its theatrical opening. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 77%, based on 13 reviews with an average rating of 6.4/10. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017 film) A Midsummer Night's Dream (stylized