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Sommernachtstraum, Ein: Ein Europäischer Shakespeare

Alternative title
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A: A European Shakespeare
Synopsis
Karin Beier’s stage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed for German television by Georg Wübbert and relayed live from the Berlin Schillertheater. The production used a multicultural cast speaking in nine languages. Josette Bushell-Mingo is Titania/Hippolyta and Paolo Calabresi is Oberon/Theseus.
Language
English
Country
Germany
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
4 May 1996 at 20:15 (Channel: 3Sat)
Duration
161 mins

Credits

Director
Georg Wübbolt; Karin Beier
Writer
Joachim Lux; Karin Beier
Cast
Paolo CalabresiTheseus
Josette Bushell-MingoHippolyta
Paolo CalabresiOberon
Josette Bushell-MingoTitania
Zoltan MucsiPuck (Robin Goodfellow)
Anastasia BousyguinaRobin Starveling
Carolin EbnerFirst fairy (Fairy)
Gergö KaszasDemetrius
Giorgia SenesiHelena
Jacek PoniedzialekNick Bottom
Jost GrixFrancis Flute
Maia Novosselska-MoskovaTom Snout
Margarita di RausoPeter Quince
Michael TeplitskyLysander
Mladen VasarySnug
Penny NeedlerHermia
Zoltan MucsiPhilostrate

Additional Details

Theatre
Schillertheater, Berlin
Theatre company
Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Doubling of roles

Notes

History
First staged at the Schauspielhaus, Düsseldorf, 1995.
Textual information
Adaptation by Karin Beier and Joachim Lux.
Reviews
Source: ZDF Theaterkanal programme information

Production Company

Name

3sat

Email
Info@3sat.de
Web
http://www.3sat.de/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+49 (0)6131/70 1
Fax
+49 (0)6131/70 6806
Address
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100
Name

ZDF

Notes
See: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Archive

Name

Arts Institute-Theatre Institute

Email
info@institutumeni.cz
Web
http://institute.theatre.cz External site opens in new window
Phone
224 809 123
Fax
224 809 123
Address
Celetna 17
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic
Name

Birmingham Shakespeare Library

Email
arts.library@birmingham.gov.uk
Web
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
0121 303 4227
Fax
0121 464 1005
Address
Birmingham Central Library
Arts Language and Literature
Chamberlain Square
BIRMINGHAM
B3 3HQ
United Kingdom
Name

Österreichische Mediathek

Web
http://www.mediathek.at External site opens in new window
Phone
+43-1/5973669-20
Fax
+43-1/5973669-25
Address
Abteilung des Technischen Museums Wien
Marchettischlössl
Gumpendorfer Strasse 95
1060
Vienna

Distributor (Hire)

Name

Goethe-Institut London Library

Email
library@london.goethe.org
Web
http://www.goethe.de/Ins/gb/lon/wis/bib/auo/enindex.htm External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7411 3452
Fax
020 7584 3180
Address
50 Princes Gate
Exhibition Road
London
SW7 2PH
Notes
16mm films previously available from the Goethe Institut are now handled by BFI Collections.

Distributor (Sale)

Name

ZDF - Programme Service

Email
programmservice@zdf.de
Web
http://www.theaterkanal.de/fernsehen/mitschnitt/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0049-(0)6131/70 9510
Fax
0049-(0)06131/70 9515
Address
HA ABD, Programmverwertung und -übernahme
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100
Germany

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