Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

Radio production of the last act of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Norman Shelley as Bottom.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

18 Oct 1939 at 22:45 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

45 mins

Availability

No archive copy known

Credits

Producer

John Cheatle

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Ralph Truman	Theseus
Susan Taylor	Hippolyta
Ivan Samson	Oberon
Angela Kirk	Titania
Audrey Cameron	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Charles Mason	Demetrius
D.A. Clarke-Smith	Peter Quince
Ewart Scott	Tom Snout
Hilliard Stafford	Philostrate
Leslie Perrins	Lysander
Norman Shelley	Nick Bottom
Philip Cunningham	Francis Flute
Philip Wade	Robin Starveling
Wallace Evennett	Snug

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)