The Royal Shakespeare Company

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon.

First performance of this production: 27.8.1970.

The Aldwych Theatre, London.
Opening date: 10.6.71

World Tour and revivals at Stratford and the Aldwych through 1972.

Theseus/Oberon
Hippolyta/Titania
Philostrate/Puck
Egeus/Quince
Bottom
Flute
Starveling
Snout
Snug
Hermia
Lysander
Helena
Demetrius
Fairies



Percussion

Guitar

Directed by
Designed by
Music by

Alan Howard
Sara Kestelman
John Kane
Philip Locke
David Waller
Glynne Lewis
Terrence Hardiman
Norman Rodway
Barry Stanton
Mary Rutherford
Christopher Gable
Frances de la Tour
Ben Kingsley
Hugh Keays Byrne
Ralph Cotterill
Celia Quicke
John York
Tony McVey
Robin Weatherall
Martin Best

Peter Brook
Sally Jacobs
Richard Peaslee
with the actors
and Felix Mendelssohn

Playing Shakespeare/A Midsummer Night's Dream