Learning on ScreenMidsummer Night’s Dream, A (1995)
- Synopsis
- Video recording by the Royal Shakespeare Company using a single, fixed camera, of Adrian Noble’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Alex Jennings as Oberon and Stella Gonet as Titania.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. col. 165 min.
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of production
- 1995
- Notes
- The production opened at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, press night 3 August 1994. There were some changes to the cast in the transfer to the Barbican. The production went to the United States and was recorded by TOFT at a performance given at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City May 25 1996. The RSC also recorded, on a single camera, a performance at the Barbican 29 April 1995 and the National Video Archive of Performance recorded, on three cameras, a performance at the Barbican 19 August 1995. These recordings are catalogued separately.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Credits
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Ilona Sekacz
- Production Design
- Anthony Ward
- Cast
Alex Jennings Alfred Burke Barry Lynch Daniel Evans Desmond Barrit Emma Fielding Haydn Gwynne Howard Crossley Kenn Sabberton Kevin Doyle Philip Voss Robert Gillespie Stella Gonet Toby Stephens
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
- 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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