SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A reading of an abridged version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with a cast led by Stanley Holloway (Bottom) and Annette Crosbie (Puck), directed and narrated by Dennis Vance.

Series

Living Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

1964

Duration

52 mins

Availability

Out of Distribution (2006)

Credits

Director

Dennis Vance

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Fiona Bentley; Morys Aberdare

Cast

Tenniel Evans	Theseus
Agnes Bernelle	Hippolyta
Kenneth Griffith	Oberon
Adrienne Corri	Titania
Annette Crosbie	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Alastair Hunter	Tom Snout
Carl Bernard	Robin Starveling
Carl Bernard	Philostrate
Carl Bernard	Egeus
Gerald Lawson	Snug
Ingrid Hafner	Hermia
Julian Holloway	Francis Flute
Peter Birrel	Demetrius
Peter Horsley	Peter Quince
Richard Gale	Lysander
Sarah Churchill	Helena
Stanley Holloway	Nick Bottom

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

SoundFX Publishing

Notes

now handled by Quantum Leap (6/98)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor

Name

Odhams Books

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Quantum Leap

Notes

Ceased trading in 2018.