A Midsummer Night's Dream

Play written by William Shakespeare,
Directed by Rudolph Cartier
Christine Finn as Hermia finds Lysander, played by David Oxley, singularly unresponsive in this scene 
from Shakespeare's fantasy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The outstanding BBC production is being 
shown across the country by Natrional Educational Television as a feature of NET Drama Festival.
 It may be seen  tonight on Channel 3 (US Newspaper clipping from Nov 16th, 1962)

information below taken from internetshakespeare.uvic.ca
MediumBlack & white video
Length1 hrs, 45 mins
Languagesenglish
Audiencegeneral public
Play ConnectionsA Midsummer Night's Dream (teleplay)
Series Sunday Night Theatre Series
Description

This was the first full-length tv studio production of MND in England. Previously, however, there had been excerpts transmitted on television, twice in 1937 (on Feb. 18 and Apr. 23), and then again July 24, 1946 and July 28 and 29, 1947, from the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, as well as in January 1957 directly from the Old Vic (see 401). This production was originally budgeted at £4,500, then considered an enormous sum of money. Despite grumblings from studio executives, the final cost soared to over £6,000. A cast of 12 men and 10 women, plus a Corps de Ballet of 28 contributed to the escalating costs (WAC TS/232 Nov. 1958)

Gillian Lynne as Puck and John Justin as Oberon in another TV production.
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission.. Added 2008-11-14
Cast
Starveling........................Michael Bates
First Fairy......................Jennifer Daniel
Helena....................Vivienne Drummond
Hermia............................Christine Finn
Flute............................Ronald Fraser
Oberon............................John Justin
Demetrius..........................Eric Lander
Egeus............................John Longden
Puck............................Gillian Lynne
Mustardseed...........Gaynie MacSweenie
Quince.........................Miles Malleson
Moth............................Hazel Merry
Lysander........................David Oxley
Titania..........................Natasha Parry
Bottom............................Paul Rogers
Cobweb......................Vernie Ruthven
Snug..................................Peter Sallis
Peaseblossom.......................Jane Shore
Snout................................John Warner
Theseus..........................John Westbrook
Hippolyta.....................Margaret Whiting

Natasha Parry as Titania and Paul Rogers as Bottom
(Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31297670)

Production Team and Crew Overview
Director Rudolph Cartier
Producer Rudolph Cartier
Editor Eric Crozier
Composer Leslie Bridgewater
Composer Felix Mendelssohn
Choreography Alfred Rodrigues
Costumes Pamela Glanville
Makeup Rosemary Ross
Production Clifford Hatts
Company Overview
Playgroup BBC Enterprises

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