The Resource A midsummer night's dream, by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky, (videorecording)
A midsummer night's dream, by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky, (videorecording)
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- Summary
- Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers and tradesmen-actors. Plots intertwine as entangled love affairs, the comical performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens, and the antics in fairyland among King Oberon and his queen Titania produce a bizarre series of entanglements, but all ends happily
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (112 min.)
- Note
-
- Title from disc surface
- Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984
- DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format
- Contents
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- Act I : Theseus & Hippolyta discuss their wedding ; Hermia & Lysander ; Common laborers rehearse
- Act II : In the forest two fairies meet ; Demetrius & Helena ; Puck enters complaining
- Act III : The craftsmen meet in the woods ; Puck & Oberon discuss the predicament ; Oberon dispatches Puck
- Act IV : Titania & Bottom ; Theseus's hounds ; The craftsmen worry about Bottom
- Act V : Theseus speaks with Hippolyta ; Quince enters to present the play ; Puck enters, night has fallen
- Label
- A midsummer night's dream
- Title
- A midsummer night's dream
- Statement of responsibility
- by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky
- Subject
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- Fairy plays
- Kings and rulers -- Drama
- Romance films
- Romantic comedy films
- Comedy films
- Courtship -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Drama
- Filmed performances
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations
- Televised performances
- Television adaptations
- Television comedies
- Television plays
- Television programs
- Video recordings
- Athens (Greece) -- Drama
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers and tradesmen-actors. Plots intertwine as entangled love affairs, the comical performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens, and the antics in fairyland among King Oberon and his queen Titania produce a bizarre series of entanglements, but all ends happily
- Cataloging source
- CUY
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
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- Midsummer night's dream (Television program : 1981 : British Broadcasting Corporation)
- Shakespeare plays (Television program)
- Credits note
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- Director, Elijah Moshinsky
- Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; video tape editor, Graham Taylor
- Date time place
- Taped Aug. 15-21, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London
- LC call number
- PR2827
- LC item number
- .A23 2000
- PerformerNote
- Estelle Kohler (Hippolyta), Nigel Davenport (Theseus), Hugh Quarshie (Philostrate), Geoffrey Lumsden (Egeus), Pippa Guard (Hermia), Nicky Henson (Demetrius), Robert Lindsay (Lysander), Cherith Mellor (Helena), Geoffrey Palmer (Quince), Brian Glover (Bottom), John Fowler (Flute), Don Estelle (Starveling), Nat Jackley (Snout), Ray Mort (Snug), Phil Daniels (Puck), Helen Mirren (Titania), Peter McEnery (Oberon), Tania Bennett (Fairy), Alexandra Segal (Fairy), Louise Mason (Fairy), Lee Macdonald (Fairy), Bruce Savage (Peaseblossom), Massimo Mezzofanti (Cobweb), Dominic Martelli (Moth), Timothy Cross (Mustardseed)
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1934-2019
- 1934-1997
- 1564-1616
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Miller, Jonathan
- Moshinsky, Elijah
- Mirren, Helen
- McEnery, Peter
- Guard, Pippa
- Glover, Brian
- Daniels, Phil
- Shakespeare, William
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Time-Life Television
- Ambrose Video Publishing
- Runtime
- 112
- Series statement
-
- Shakespeare plays Ambrose Video
- Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Shakespeare, William
- Courtship
- Athens (Greece)
- Kings and rulers
- Fairy plays
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- A midsummer night's dream, by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Title from disc surface
- Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984
- DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
-
- multicolored
- one color
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Act I : Theseus & Hippolyta discuss their wedding ; Hermia & Lysander ; Common laborers rehearse -- Act II : In the forest two fairies meet ; Demetrius & Helena ; Puck enters complaining -- Act III : The craftsmen meet in the woods ; Puck & Oberon discuss the predicament ; Oberon dispatches Puck -- Act IV : Titania & Bottom ; Theseus's hounds ; The craftsmen worry about Bottom -- Act V : Theseus speaks with Hippolyta ; Quince enters to present the play ; Puck enters, night has fallen
- Control code
- 45687818
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- other
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (112 min.)
- File format
- one file format
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- MU: Performance rights: Home use or education instruction.
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- videodisc
- optical disk
- System details
-
- DVD
- System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- A midsummer night's dream, by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Elijah Moshinsky, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Title from disc surface
- Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984
- DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
-
- multicolored
- one color
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Act I : Theseus & Hippolyta discuss their wedding ; Hermia & Lysander ; Common laborers rehearse -- Act II : In the forest two fairies meet ; Demetrius & Helena ; Puck enters complaining -- Act III : The craftsmen meet in the woods ; Puck & Oberon discuss the predicament ; Oberon dispatches Puck -- Act IV : Titania & Bottom ; Theseus's hounds ; The craftsmen worry about Bottom -- Act V : Theseus speaks with Hippolyta ; Quince enters to present the play ; Puck enters, night has fallen
- Control code
- 45687818
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- other
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (112 min.)
- File format
- one file format
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- MU: Performance rights: Home use or education instruction.
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- videodisc
- optical disk
- System details
-
- DVD
- System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Fairy plays
- Kings and rulers -- Drama
- Romance films
- Romantic comedy films
- Comedy films
- Courtship -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Drama
- Filmed performances
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations
- Televised performances
- Television adaptations
- Television comedies
- Television plays
- Television programs
- Video recordings
- Athens (Greece) -- Drama
Genre
- Comedy films
- DVD-Video discs
- Drama
- Filmed performances
- Romance films
- Romantic comedy films
- Televised performances
- Television adaptations
- Television comedies
- Television plays
- Television programs
- Video recordings
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