Learning on ScreenMidsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the touring production which used amateur actors playing the Mechanicals. A co-production between the Royal Shakespeare Company and amateur companies across the UK and directed by Erica Whyman. Ayesha Dharker is Titania and Chu Omambala is Oberon.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Duration
- 135 mins. plus interval.
Credits
- Director
- Erica Whyman
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- Tom Piper
- Cast
Chu Omambala Oberon Ayesha Dharker Titania Chris Nayak Demetrius Hermia Ojelade Hermia Jack Holden Lysander Laura Riseborough Helena Peter Hamilton Dyer Egeus
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1940s
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Untrained actors; Amateur theatre
- Related items
- Best Bottoms in the Land: A Shakespearean Dream, The
Notes
- General
- It is not known which amateur theatre group played the Mechanicals in this recording.
- History
- The production ran February-July at the RST, then on tour in the UK followed by the Barbican Theatre, London 17-21 May 2016.
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
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