Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1995)

Synopsis: Video recording by the Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) using a single, fixed camera, of Adrian Noble’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Alex Jennings as Oberon and Lindsay Duncan as Titania. The performance was videotaped for TOFT by Richard Stucker.
Language: English
Country: United States
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 and on Broadway. The National Video Archive of Performance recorded the production on three cameras at the Barbican 19 August 1995, and the Royal Shakespeare Company on single cameras at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 16 September 1994 and at the Barbican 29 April 1995. These recordings are catalogued separately.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Ilona Sekacz

Production Design

Anthony Ward

Contributor

Richard Stucker

Cast

British Universities Film & Video Council