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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis
Complete performance by the Shakespeare Recording Society, with Paul Scofield as Oberon.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Year of release
1964
Duration
150 mins
Availability
Sale

Credits

Director
Howard Sackler
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Jack GwillimTheseus
Patricia RoutledgeHippolyta
Paul ScofieldOberon
Joy ParkerTitania
Kit WilliamsPuck (Robin Goodfellow)
Barbara JeffordHelena
Gerald JamesPeter Quince
Jerry VernoSnug
John StrideLysander
John WarnerPhilostrate
Miles MallesonEgeus
Murray MelvinFrancis Flute
Newton BlickTom Snout
Ronald FraserNick Bottom

Additional Details

Theatre company
Shakespeare Recording Society
Production type
Sound Recordings(Commercial)
Plays
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Documentation
Includes complete text.
Reviews
For an assessment of the sound recordings from Arkangel, the Marlowe Society (Rylands) and the Caedmon Shakespeare Recording Society (Sackler) see Lanier, Douglas ‘Shakespeare on the Record’ in Hodgdon, Barbara & Worthen, W.B. (eds) A Companion to Shakespeare in Performance (Malden: Blackwell, 2005), pp415-436

Production Company

Name

Collins-Caedmon Audio

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Harper Collins

Email
education@harpercollins.co.uk.
Web
http://www.collinseducation.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0870 787 1612
Fax
020 8307 4440
Address
Collins Educational
Westerhill Road
77-85 Fulham Palace Road
Hammersmith
London
W6 8JB
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