Midsummer Night’s Dream, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Joe Dowling’s 1993 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Colm Feore is Oberon and Lucy Peacock plays Titania.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2 Jun 1993
Credits
- Director
- Joe Dowling
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Keith Thomas (2)
- Production Design
- Hayden Griffin
- Costume
- Hayden Griffin
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rap music; Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival
Notes
- Notes
- The production opened at the Festival Theatre, Stratford but this recording is from a performance at Ann Arbor.
- General
- The forest scenes incorporated rap and contemporary dance music with 1950s doo-wop and torch songs. A CD of the music score was produced (now out of distribution).
- History
- The production ran in repertory 4 May-13 November 1993
- Reviews
- Knowles, Richard Paul. Shakespeare Quarterly 45 (1994): 211-5.
Archive
- Name
Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival Archive
- Contact
- ECharendoff@stratfordshakespearefestival.com (Archives Co-ordinator)
- Web
- https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/ArchivesServices External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 519-271 1040
- Fax
- +1 519-271-1040
- Address
- 350 Douro Street
P.O. Box 520
55 Queen Street
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 3S7
Canada
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70310 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)