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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1986 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Directed by Bill Alexander with Janet McTeer as Titania and Gerard Murphy as Oberon.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Notes
A recording was made at the Barbican 5 February 1988 with Frances Tomelty as Titania/Hippolyta.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Related items
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Credits

Director
Bill Alexander
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Jeremy Sams
Production Design
William Dudley
Cast
Amanda Harris 
Charlotte Williams 
Christopher Ashley 
Cornelia Hayes 
David Haig 
Donald McBride 
Gerard Murphy 
Jane Lancaster 
Janet McTeer 
Joely Richardson 
Kate Fleetwood 
Malcolm Hassall 
Martin Jacobs 
Nichola Swash 
Nicholas Woodeston 
Paul Greenwood 
Paul Venables 
Pete Postlethwaite 
Philippa Stanton 
Richard Easton 
Robert Demeger 
Roger Moss 
Sean Bean 
Stanley Dawson 

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web
https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email
collections@shakespeare.org.uk
Web
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
Address
Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
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