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A midsummer night's dream

Title
  1. 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.
Published by
  1. New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]

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Additional authors
  1. Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019
  2. Moshinsky, Elijah
  3. Oliver, Stephen, 1950-1992
  4. Mirren, Helen
  5. McEnery, Peter
  6. Guard, Pippa
  7. Glover, Brian, 1934-1997
  8. Daniels, Phil, 1958-
  9. Davenport, Nigel
  10. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  11. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
  12. Time-Life Television
  13. Ambrose Video Publishing
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. 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
  1. The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
Uniform title
  1. Midsummer night's dream (Television program : 1981 : British Broadcasting Corporation)
  2. BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
Subject
  1. Courtship > Drama
  2. Television adaptations
  3. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Television adaptations
  4. Athens (Greece) > Drama
Genre/Form
  1. Television adaptations.
Call number
  1. NCOX 1225
Note
  1. Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984.
  2. DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Credits (note)
  1. Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; video tape editor, Graham Taylor.
Performer (note)
  1. 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)
  1. Taped Aug. 15-21, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London.
System details (note)
  1. DVD.
  2. System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Title
  1. 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
  1. New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Series
  1. The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy
System details
  1. DVD.
Cast
  1. 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
  1. Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; video tape editor, Graham Taylor.
Event
  1. Taped Aug. 15-21, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London.
System details
  1. System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
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  1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material
Added author
  1. Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019, producer.
  2. Moshinsky, Elijah, director.
  3. Oliver, Stephen, 1950-1992, composer.
  4. Mirren, Helen, actor.
  5. McEnery, Peter, actor.
  6. Guard, Pippa, actor.
  7. Glover, Brian, 1934-1997, actor.
  8. Daniels, Phil, 1958- actor.
  9. Davenport, Nigel, actor.
  10. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.
  11. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
  12. Time-Life Television.
  13. Ambrose Video Publishing.
Added title
  1. BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
Research call number
  1. NCOX 1225
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