A midsummer night's dream

A midsummer night's dream by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky.

Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers and tradesmen-actors. Plots intertwine as entangled love affairs, the comical performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens, and the antics in fairyland among King Oberon and his queen Titania produce a biz...

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Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Time-Life Television, Ambrose Video Publishing
Other Authors: Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019, Moshinsky, Elijah, Mirren, Helen, McEnery, Peter, Guard, Pippa, Glover, Brian, Daniels, Phil, 1958-, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video DVD Software
Language:English
Published: New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Series:Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
Courtship > Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television plays.
Videos > Dinand.
Athens (Greece) > Drama.
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Summary:Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers and tradesmen-actors. Plots intertwine as entangled love affairs, the comical performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens, and the antics in fairyland among King Oberon and his queen Titania produce a bizarre series of entanglements, but all ends happily.
Item Description:Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984.
"Licensed only for unadvertised private home use or educational instruction."--Disc and container.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
Production Credits:Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; video tape editor, Graham Taylor.
Participant or Performer:Estelle Kohler (Hippolyta), Nigel Davenport (Theseus), Hugh Quarshie (Philostrate), Geoffrey Lumsden (Egeus), Pippa Guard (Hermia), Nicky Henson (Demetrius), Robert Lindsay (Lysander), Cherith Mellor (Helena), Geoffrey Palmer (Quince), Brian Glover (Bottom), John Fowler (Flute), Don Estelle (Starveling), Nat Jackley (Snout), Ray Mort (Snug), Phil Daniels (Puck), Helen Mirren (Titania), Peter McEnery (Oberon), Tania Bennett (Fairy), Alexandra Segal (Fairy), Louise Mason (Fairy), Lee Macdonald (Fairy), Bruce Savage (Peaseblossom), Massimo Mezzofanti (Cobweb), Dominic Martelli (Moth), Timothy Cross (Mustardseed).
Language:English subtitled.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Taped Aug. 15-21, 1984, at the BBC Television studios in London.

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