Play’s the Thing, The
- Synopsis
- A television series created by Ian Abrams set in Chicago. It followed the adventures of a man, Gary Hobson (Chandler), who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this knowledge to prevent terrible events each day. In this episode Hobson intervenes to prevent an incident reported as ‘Falling Light Paralyses Actress’ and becomes involved in an amateur production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
- Series
- Early Edition
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 8 Apr 2000 (Channel: CBS)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Director
- Deborah Reinisch
- Writer
- Michael Katz
- Cast
John Vickery Puck (Robin Goodfellow) Kyle Chandler Gary Hobson
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre
Notes
- History
- Season 4 , episode 16
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Play’s the Thing, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71366 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)