Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

For its time a sumptuous television adaptation of the play complete with Mendelssohn’s music and ballet. Dancer and choreographer Gillian Lynne appears as Puck.

Series

Sunday Night Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Notes

The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a television script.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Rudolph Cartier

Producer

Rudolph Cartier

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Leslie Bridgewater

Costume

Pamela Glanville

Art Direction

Clifford Hatts

Contributor

Eric Crozier

Cast

Christine Finne
David Oxley
Eric Lander
Gaynie MacSweenie
Gillian Lynne
Hazel Merry
Jane Shore
Jennifer Daniel
John Justin
John Longden
John Warner
John Westbrook
Margaret Whiting
Michael Bates
Miles Malleson
Natasha Parry
Paul Rogers
Peter Sallis
Ronald Fraser
Vernie Ruthven
Vivienne Drummond

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States