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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis
A version made for American television, but not transmitted, of Peter Hall’s 1959 staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Charles Laughton as Bottom and Vanessa Redgrave as Helena.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television; Video
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Peter Hall
Producer
Hubbell Robinson
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Raymond Leppard
Production Design
Lila De Nobili
Contributor
Charles Laughton; Peter Hall
Cast
Albert Finney 
Anthony Nicholls 
Charles Laughton 
Cyril Luckham 
David Buck 
Diana Rigg 
Donald Eccles 
Donald Layne-Smith 
Edward de Souza 
Georgine Anderson 
Ian Holm 
Jean Owen 
Judith Downes 
Julian Glover 
Malcolm Ransom 
Margaret O’Keefe 
Mary Ure 
Michael Blakemore 
Michael Scoble 
Peter Woodthorpe 
Priscilla Morgan 
Robert Hardy 
Roy Dotrice 
Stephanie Bidmead 
Vanessa Redgrave 
Zoe Caldwell 

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive

Email
scla@shakespeare.org.uk
Web
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01789 204016 (bookings)
Fax
01789 262073
Address
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
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