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From the London Theatre: Scenes from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (1935 Radio)

Series

From the London Theatre

Producer

Sydney W. Carroll

Radio programme featuring extracts from plays in current production at London’s theatres. In this episode, scenes from Sydney Carroll’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy for the Open Air Theatre,...

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Incidental Music to Shakespeare’s Plays (1935 Radio)

Radio broadcast. The Western Studio Orchestra lead by Frank Thomas plays incidental music to Shakespeare’s plays. Nicolai’s Overture for The Merry Wives of Windsor is followed by Mendelssohn’s Scherzo...

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1937 Television)

Series

Scenes from Shakespeare

Director

Dallas Bower

Producer

Dallas Bower

Televised broadcast of scenes based on the play. Mendelssohn’s music was played during the intervals.

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1937 Television)

Director

Stephen Thomas

Producer

Stephen Thomas

Televised recording of a masque arranged from the fairy scenes of the play. With music by Felix Mendelssohn conducted by Hyam Greenbaum.

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Pyramus and Thisbe (1937 Television)

Director

Jan Bussell

Producer

Jan Bussell

A televised extract of the play produced by Jan Bussell which shows Bottom and his ‘theatre company’ staging the ‘lamentable comedy’ of Pyramus and Thisbe.

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1937 Radio)

Producer

Peter Creswell

Radio broadcast of a gala performance of scenes from Shakespeare’s comedy with music by Mendelssohn. Arranged and produced by Peter Creswell. The BBC Orchestra and Chorus are led by Clarence Raybould.

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English Literature I: Bully Bottom and His Friends (1937 Radio)

Series

For the Schools

Schools broadcast. The two-part radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Jean Sutcliffe seems to have inaugurated a schools programme entitled ‘English Literature: A Play’. A...

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1937 Radio)

Series

Radio Guild

Director

Vernon Radcliffe

Radio broadcast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Vernon Radcliffe. No cast details known (2007).

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Breuddwd Hafnos (1938 Radio)

aka: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Producer

Dafydd Gruffydd

The first Welsh translation of a play broadcast for radio. Adapted and produced by Dafydd Gruffydd. Translation by Gwenallt Jones.

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1938 Radio)

Series

Great Plays

Director

James Church

Producer

Blevins Davis

A radio version of the play directed by James Church and hosted by Burns Mantle. Role names unknown (4/2008).

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