SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

A production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for German television directed by Thomas Langhoff. Monika Lennartz doubles the roles of Titania/Hippolyta and Uwe Kockisch doubles as Oberon/Theseus.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

23 Dec 1984 at 20:00 (Channel: DFF/DDR-2)

Duration

117 mins

Credits

Director

Thomas Langhoff

Cinematographer

Angelika Katzer; Erich von Kaler; Ingrid Jänicke; Jurgen Heimlich

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Uwe Hilprecht

Production Design

Hennig Schaller

Costume

Hennig Schaller

Cast

Uwe Kockisch	Theseus
Monika Lennartz	Hippolyta
Uwe Kockisch	Oberon
Monika Lennartz	Titania
Klaus Manchen	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Alfred Muller	Peter Quince
Frank Lienert	Lysander
Hilmar Baumann
Jörg Gudzuhn	Nick Bottom
Klaus Manchen	Philostrate
Kurt Radeke
Manfred Borges
Ruth Reinecke	Helena
Svetlana Schönfeld	Hermia
Udo Schenk	Demetrius

Additional Details

Theatre

Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Notes

History

The stage production opened 1 October 1980.

Textual information

Translated into German by A. W. von Schlegel.

Reviews

Source: DRA Babelsberg (FESAD database information)

Production Company

Name

Deutscher Fernsehfunk

Archive

Name

Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (DRA) Babelsberg

Contact

info@dra.de

Email

sekretariat@dra.de

Web

http://www.dra.de External site opens in new window

Phone

+49 (0)331 58 12-0

Fax

+49 (0)331 58 12-199

Address

Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 20
Potsdam
14482