Learning on ScreenMidsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- Radio version of Shakespeare’s comedy produced by Peter Creswell and arranged for broadcasting by Dulcima Glasby. The cast includes Harman Grisewood as Lysander, Dennis Arundell as Demetrius, Katherine Hynes as Helena and Ruth Logan as Hermia. Mendelssohn’s incidental music is performed by the wireless Singers and Orchestra, conducted by V. Hely-Hutchinson.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 24 Jun 1930 at 21:06 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)
- Duration
- 96 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Producer
- Peter Creswell
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Victor Hely-Hutchinson
- Adaptor for Radio
- Dulcima Glasby
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Radio Times programme notes lists cast and dramatis personae in separate columns.
- History
- The broadcast was repeated on London Regional, 26/6/1930 from 20:02-21:40.
- Reviews
- The Times billed this production as the ‘chief dramatic event this week’ ('A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, 24 June 1930, p. 8).
Source: BBC Programme Records 1929-1932, The Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Record Stats
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