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Professor Arnold Kettle compares some of the ways 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' has been produced in the theatre and appraises the influence they have on our own interpretation today. Professor Kettl...e argues that the most pervasive production style is essentially one of the nineteenth century, and he analyses it using paintings by Richard Dadd and Mendelssohn's incidental music. The programme also contains a short section from Max Reinhardt's Hollywood production of 1935 and a long section from an interview with Peter Brook including excerpts from his Royal Shakespeare Company's production at Stratford in 1970.
Professor Arnold Kettle compares some of the ways 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' has been produced in the theatre and appraises the influence they have on our own interpretation today. Professor Kettl...e argues that the most pervasive production style is essentially one of the nineteenth century, and he analyses it using paintings by Richard Dadd and Mendelssohn's incidental music. The programme also contains a short section from Max Reinhardt's Hollywood production of 1935 and a long section from an interview with Peter Brook including excerpts from his Royal Shakespeare Company's production at Stratford in 1970.
| Module code and title: | A101, Arts foundation course |
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| Item code: | A101; 06 |
| Recording date: | 1977 |
| Published: | 1977 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:24:15 |
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| Producer: | Paul Kafano |
| Presenter: | Arnold Kettle |
| Publisher: | Open University |
| Keyword(s): | A Midsummers night's dream; Shakespeare; theatre |
| Subject terms: | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production |
| Production number: | FEUR092J |
| Videofinder number: | 2597 |
| Available to public: | no |
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