SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

Hungarian television version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream based on the 1980 stage production directed by János Ács. Ádám Rajhona and Éva Olsavszky double the roles of Oberon/Theseus and Titania/ Hippolyta.

Language

Hungarian

Country

Hungary

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

1980

Duration

129 mins

Credits

Director

János Ács

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

András Hevesi

Production Design

Peter Donath

Costume

Nelly Vágó

Cast

Ádám Rajhona	Theseus
Éva Olsavszky	Hippolyta
Ádám Rajhona	Oberon
Éva Olsavszky	Titania
Zoltán Bezerédi	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Andor Lukács	Nick Bottom
Eszter Csákányi	Hermia
Gábor Máté	Lysander
Juli Básti	Helena
Sándor Mucsi	Demetrius
Tamás Jordán	Peter Quince

Additional Details

Theatre

Kaposvári Csiky Gergely Szinház

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

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

Notes

History

Produced at Kaposvári Csiky Gergely Szinház, beginning 3 October 1980. Television transmission date and channel unknown.

Textual information

Translated into Hungarian by János Arany and István Eörsi.

Reviews

Tarján, Tamás. New Hungarian Quarterly 22 (1981): 212-17 (in review-article). Review of stage production.

Archive

Name

Országos Színháztörténeti Muzeúm és Intézet/Hungarian Theatre Museum and Institute

Email

oszmi@ella.hu

Web

http://www.oszmi.hu External site opens in new window

Phone

(36-1) 375 11 84

Fax

(36) 375 11 84

Address

H-1013 Budapest
Krisztina krt
57 Hungary