Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

A video recording of Jonathan Munby’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the 2008 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre season. Siobhan Redmond and Tom Mannion double as Hippolyta/Titania and Theseus/Oberon.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2008

Credits

Director

Jonathan Munby

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Olly Fox

Production Design

Mike Britton

Choreographer

Sian Williams

Cast

Tom Mannion	Theseus
Siobhan Redmond	Hippolyta
Tom Mannion	Oberon
Siobhan Redmond	Titania
Michael Jibson	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Adam Burton	Mustardseed
Adam Burton	First fairy (Fairy)
Bethan Walker	Peaseblossom
Christopher Brandon	Lysander
Jonathan Bond	Tom Snout
Laura Rogers	Helena
Michael Jibson	Philostrate
Michael Matus	Peter Quince
Oliver Boot	Demetrius
Paul Hunter	Nick Bottom
Peter Bankolé	Francis Flute
Pippa Nixon	Hermia
Richard Clews	Egeus
Robert Goodale	Snug
Sam Parks	Robin Starveling
Sian Williams	Fairy

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Notes

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.

History

The production ran 20 May-4 October 2008. Staged as part of the Totus Mundus season.

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT