Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

Radio version of the play produced by Peter Watts. With incidental music by Mendelssohn played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra. Gilbert Vinter conducts.

Series

World Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

19 Jun 1950 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

No archive copy known

Credits

Producer

Peter Watts

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Brewster Mason	Theseus
Molly Rankin	Hippolyta
Frederick Allen	Oberon
Joan Hart	Titania
Leslie French	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Arthur Ridley	Philostrate
Betty Baskomb	Helena
Bryan Powley	Robin Starveling
David Enders	Demetrius
Denise Bryer	Moth
Diana Kimpton	Cobweb
Frank Atkinson	Snug
Geoffrey Lewis	Tom Snout
Howard Marion-Crawford	Nick Bottom
Iris Roberts	Peaseblossom
Jeanette Tregarthen	Hermia
John Garside	Peter Quince
Malcolm Hayes	Lysander
Margaret Vines	Mustardseed
Stephen Jack	Francis Flute
William Trent	Egeus

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Rehearsals: 15/6/1950-19/6/1950

History

Broadcast in two parts. Part 1: 20.00-21.00. Part 2: 21.15-22.15.

Textual information

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

Reviews

Stephen Williams, ‘Shakespeare’s Enchanted Wood’, Radio Times, 16 June 1950, p.4.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)