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A midsummer night's dream

Title
A midsummer night's dream [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky.
Publication
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]

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Additional Authors
  • Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019
  • Moshinsky, Elijah
  • Oliver, Stephen, 1950-1992
  • Mirren, Helen
  • McEnery, Peter
  • Guard, Pippa
  • Glover, Brian, 1934-1997
  • Daniels, Phil, 1958-
  • Davenport, Nigel
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
  • Time-Life Television.
  • Ambrose Video Publishing.
Description
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Series Statement
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
Uniform Title
  • Midsummer night's dream (Television program : 1981 : British Broadcasting Corporation)
  • BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
Subject
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Television adaptations
  • Courtship > Drama
  • Television adaptations
  • Athens (Greece) > Drama
Genre/Form
Television adaptations.
Note
  • Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984.
  • DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Credits (note)
  • Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; video tape editor, Graham Taylor.
Performer (note)
  • 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).
Event (note)
  • Taped Aug. 15-21, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
  • System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
Call Number
NCOX 1225
OCLC
45687818
Title
A midsummer night's dream [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky.
Imprint
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Series
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy
System Details
DVD.
Cast
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).
Credits
Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; video tape editor, Graham Taylor.
Event
Taped Aug. 15-21, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London.
System Details
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
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Added Author
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019, producer.
Moshinsky, Elijah, director.
Oliver, Stephen, 1950-1992, composer.
Mirren, Helen, actor.
McEnery, Peter, actor.
Guard, Pippa, actor.
Glover, Brian, 1934-1997, actor.
Daniels, Phil, 1958- actor.
Davenport, Nigel, actor.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Time-Life Television.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
Added Title
BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
Research Call Number
NCOX 1225
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