SHAKESPEARE

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis: Radio version of Shakespeare’s play, arranged and produced in stereo by Raymond Raikes. With Malcolm Hayes as Oberon and Madi Hedd as Titania. The incidental music composed by Anthony Bernard uses a fragment of an Elizabethan melody, ‘Heartsease’ in music for Titania and Oberon while the music for the clowns is based on an old English folk tune. Rae Jenkins conducts the BBC Welsh Orchestra.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 21 Jun 1970 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration: 135 mins

Credits

Additional Details

Production type: Television and Radio Drama
Plays: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General: Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
History: Transmitted in 2 parts with an interval of 8 minutes at 20:30.

Production Company

Name: BBC
Notes: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name: British Library Sound Archive
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70278 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)