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ITV Play of the Week A Midsummer Night's Dream (1955–1974) Online

ITV Play of the Week A Midsummer Night's Dream (1955–1974) Online
1955–1974 Patrick Allen Eira Heath Cyril Luckham Joan Kemp-Welch
Original Title :
A Midsummer Nightu0027s Dream
Genre :
TV Episode / Comedy / Drama
Year :
1955–1974
Directror :
Joan Kemp-Welch
Cast :
Patrick Allen,Eira Heath,Cyril Luckham
Writer :
George Rylands,William Shakespeare
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
1h 30min
Rating :
7.2/10

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ITV Play of the Week A Midsummer Night's Dream (1955–1974) Online

Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they're not alone in that forest. Lysander and Hermina have there a rendezvous, Helena and Demetrius are there, too as well as some actors, who are practicing a play for the ongoing wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...
Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Allen Patrick Allen - Theseus
Eira Heath Eira Heath - Hippolyta
Cyril Luckham Cyril Luckham - Egeus
Tony Bateman Tony Bateman - Philostrate
Jill Bennett Jill Bennett - Helena
John Fraser John Fraser - Lysander
Clifford Elkin Clifford Elkin - Demetrius
Maureen Beck Maureen Beck - Hermia
Anna Massey Anna Massey - Titania
Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde - Oberon
Tony Tanner Tony Tanner - Puck
Kay Frazer Kay Frazer - Fairy
Peter Church Peter Church - Peaseblossom
Michael Newport Michael Newport - Mustardseed
Stanley Thomas Stanley Thomas - Moth


User reviews

ZEr0

ZEr0

Benny Hill was, in my opinion, to British television what Jackie Gleason and Milton Berle were to American television. But there is one fundamental difference between Mr. Hill and the aforementioned American comics, and it could be summed up in one word: Shakespeare. Mr. Gleason often talked about doing a TV production of "Hamlet," in which he would get to spout off the famous "To be, or not to be" line. But Mr. Hill actually DID a TV production of a Shakespeare play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in which he played Bottom. He more than held his own amongst all the fine players who surrounded him. It is only a shame that in the twenty-eight years left of his life, he never did anything that came close to such true artistry.
Throw her heart

Throw her heart

One does not usually associate Benny Hill with Shakespeare, but not only does he appear, but does a very creditable job of playing Bottom. This is one of those cases where one has a chance of seeing a performer out of what seems to be their normal role, and in this case it works quite well. Appearing quite within what would seem a normal role, is Peter Wyngarde as Oberon. He is up to his usual standard of excellence, as is many of the performers in the play. The real limits of the performance are mainly those caused by being a live Telecast from 1964. If you can find this at all, it will probably be at your main library. Whether or not it is worthy of adding to a collection, it is certainly worth seeing at least once.
Weetont

Weetont

Hill tries to go somewhere with Bottom in this picture, but sadly that's where he ends up...on the bottom!