Dream, The

Alternative title
Royal Ballet, The: The Dream
Synopsis
Ballet. Television adaptation of the Royal Ballet’s production of Frederick Ashton’s ballet The Dream. Plainly presented in the television studio with the principal dancers from the original 1964 production designed by Henry Bardon. Designed for television by Darrol Blake with musical arrangement by John Lanchbery.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Transmission details
26 Mar 1967 (Channel: BBC1)
Duration
53 mins

Credits

Director
Margaret Dale
Producer
Margaret Dale
Music
Felix Mendelssohn; John Lanchbery
Production Design
Darrol Blake; Henry Bardon
Costume
David Walker (2)
Choreographer
Frederick Ashton
Cast
Anthony DowellOberon
Antoinette SibleyTitania
Keith MartinPuck (Robin Goodfellow)
Alexander GrantNick Bottom
Ann HowardPeaseblossom
Ann JennerMoth
Carole HillCobweb
Carole NeedhamHelena
David DrewDemetrius
Derek RencherLysander
Jane RobinsonHermia
Jennifer PenneyMustardseed
John Gray (3)Changeling Boy

Additional Details

Theatre company
Royal Ballet Company
Production type
Dance
Plays
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Dream, The

Notes

History
The production was shown on PBS in the United States on June 9 1970 on WTTW, Chicago in the NET Festival series. The US broadcast included an interview with Ashton by Clive Barnes, dance critic of New York Times.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
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Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
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Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
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Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Dream, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36845 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)