Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis: Video recording of David Grindley’s 2009 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Stratford (Ontario) Festival. Dion Johnstone is Oberon and Yanna McIntosh plays Titania.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 1 Jan 2009

Director

David Grindley

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Rick Fox

Production Design

Jonathan Fensom

Costume

Jonathan Fensom

Cast

Theatre: Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company: Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type: Stage Recordings
Plays: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

History: Produced by the Stratford (Ontario) Festival at the Festival Theatre, Stratford, 1 June-31 October 2009.
Stills: `The Athenians are dressed in tight-waisted, full-skirted dresses and natty suits, while the inhabitants of the spirit realm are decked out in ripped fishnets, tight leather and tangled bird’s nests of hair. The Puck of Tom Rooney of The Cure’. [Charles Isherwood, op cit.]
Reviews: Isherwood, Charles. New York Times 29 August 2009, pp. C1, C5.

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