Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play produced by Howard Rose and R. E. Jeffrey, starring Robert Atkins as Bottom. Mendelssohn’s incidental music is performed by the Wireless Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Percy Pitt.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Availability

No copy extant

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer

Howard Rose; R. E. Jeffrey

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Felix Mendelssohn

Cast

A. Carlow Brand
Alec Johnstone
Alexander Gray
Andrew Leigh
Dorothy Freshwater
Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Douglas Burbidge
Eric Shakespeare
Horace Sequeira
Ivor Barnard
John MacLean
Kate Winter
Keith Pyott
Leonard Calvert
Lilian Harrison
Lorna Hubbard
Natalie Moya
Nona Benet
Robert Atkins
Wallace Evennett
Wynne Ajello

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)