Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis: Video recording by the Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) using a single, fixed camera, of Adrian Noble’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Alex Jennings as Oberon and Lindsay Duncan as Titania. The performance was videotaped for TOFT by Richard Stucker.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 25 May 1996
Duration: 150 mins

Notes: The production opened at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, press night 3 August 1994. There were some changes to the cast in the transfer to the Barbican and on Broadway. The National Video Archive of Performance recorded the production on three cameras at the Barbican 19 August 1995, and the Royal Shakespeare Company on single cameras at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 16 September 1994 and at the Barbican 29 April 1995. These recordings are catalogued separately.
General: Adrian Noble’s 1996 film was based on the design and concept of this stage production.
Awards: Anthony Ward won an Olivier Award for Best Costume Designer for this production.
Stills: Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Reviews: New York Times (April 29 1996).

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