Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

A promotional tape (extracts only) from the English Shakespeare Company’s 1997 touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch with Andrew Jarvis and Claire Benedict doubling the roles of Theseus/Oberon and Hippolyta/Titania.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1997

Credits

Director

Julian Crouch; Phelim McDermott

Music

Ben Park

Production Design

Phelim McDermott

Costume

Kevin Pollard

Cast

Andrew Jarvis	Theseus
Claire Benedict	Hippolyta
Andrew Jarvis	Oberon
Claire Benedict	Titania
Julian Bleach	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Danny Scheinmann	Mustardseed
Evroy Dhirendra Deer	Demetrius
Johnson Willis	Hermia
Jonathan Coyne	Peaseblossom
Malcolm Ridley	Snug
Nic Freeman	Robin Starveling
Nic Freeman	Cobweb
Simon Egerton	Lysander
Victoria Finney	Helena

Additional Details

Theatre company

English Shakespeare Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

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

Notes

History

Produced by the ESC at the Swansea Grand Theatre, Wales, 1977, and on tour throughout 1997.

Stills

The production had no sets and used hundreds of rolls of sellotape for its effects.

Archive

Name

V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance

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