| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy
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| 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. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984. |
| Event |
Taped Aug. 15-21, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London. |
| Note |
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format. |
| System Details |
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film and video adaptations.
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Courtship -- Drama.
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Athens (Greece) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television adaptations.
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Television plays.
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| Added Author |
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-
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Moshinsky, Elijah, 1946-
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Mirren, Helen.
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McEnery, Peter, 1940-
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Guard, Pippa, 1952-
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Glover, Brian, 1934-1997.
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Daniels, Phil, 1958-
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Midsummer night's dream.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Time-Life Television.
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Ambrose Video Publishing.
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| Added Title |
BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
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| Standard No. |
739815002595 |
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