Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Alternative title: BBC Radio Collection: William Shakespeare’s a Midsummer Night’s Dream
Synopsis: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed for radio by Susan Roberts, with Richard Griffiths as Bottom, David Threlfall as Oberon and Sylvestra le Touzel as Titania. Music composed and performed by Robin Rimbaud.
Series: Sunday Play, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio; Radio
Year of release: 1999
Transmission details: 19 Sep 1999 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration: 135 mins

Production type: Television and Radio Drama
Historical period: 1990s
Plays: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Notes: Commercially released as part of the BBC Radio collection series in 1999, cassettes and CDs of the production with an introduction by Richard Eyre are available for sale from the BBC Shop (www.bbcshop.com) or through retail outlets.
History: Broadcast as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare for the New Millennium season on Radio 3, in which the BBC mounted 17 new productions of Shakespeare in the space of four years. The emphasis of the productions is on a contemporary, innovative approach. The project was done in collaboration with BBC Worldwide, who were also responsible for the commerical release.
Documentation: Accompanying booklet.
Reviews: Reviewed by Roland White in Radio Times: ‘Where there is a Will’, 25 September-1 October 1999, p. 52.

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