Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis: Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Tim Supple.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 10 Jun 2006
Duration: 157 mins

Theatre: Swan Theatre
Theatre company: Dash Arts
Production type: Stage Recordings
Plays: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)

Notes: The production was also filmed by the National Video Archive of Performance in April 2007 at the Roundhouse using three cameras. This recording is catalogued separately.

The production employed Indian and Sri Lankan actors who spoke in seven Asian languages, roughly half the performance is in English.
History: The production played 7-17 June 2006 as part of the Complete Works Festival after having played in cities throughout India.
Reviews: Tim Supple is interviewed by Heather Neill about the production on theatrevoice.com. The 40 minute interview was recorded 18 December 2006 at the Roundhouse, London.

"What this production does brilliantly is create a world on stage: one that has echoes of Ovid, Ted Hughes and the Polish critic, Jan Kott, but is also truly Shakespearean. This, we realise, is a play of multiple transformations all wonderfully realised in this visionary sub-continental version". Michael Billington, The Guardian (March 14 2007).

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
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Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
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