A Midsummer Night's Dream

Press night

23.04.1949

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Theseus

  Andrews, Harry

• Unnamed parts

  Bagley, Mary

• Starveling

  Bates, Michael

• Unnamed parts

  Bateson, Timothy

• Moth

  Bennett, Jill

• Unnamed parts

  Borlee, Patricia

• Hippolyta

  Clark, Wynne,

• Unnamed parts

  Courtenay, Margaret,

• Mustardseed

  Cox, Netta,

• Unnamed parts

  Curtis, Geoffrey,

• Unnamed parts

  Dare, Richard,

• Cobweb

  Dobson, Ann,

• Unnamed parts

  Dunbar, John,

• Peaseblossom

  Fox, Jean,

• Unnamed parts

  Gay, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Graham, Alexander,

• Puck

  Guard, Philip,

• Flute

  Gwynn, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Hansard, Paul,

• Egeus

  Hardwick, Paul

• Unnamed parts

  Hardy, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Heritage, Leslie,

• Unnamed parts

  Herrington, Keith,

• Philostrate

  Kasket, Harold,

• Unnamed parts

  Lander, Eric,

• Unnamed parts

  Lytton, David,

• Unnamed parts

  Maund, Sonia,

• Lysander

  McCallin, Clement,

• Titania

  Michael, Kathleen,

• Unnamed parts

  Money, John,

• Hermia

  Munday, Penelope,

• Demetrius

  Norris, Peter,

• Snug

  Rose, George,

• Unnamed parts

  Sandys, Pat,

• Unnamed parts

  Shaw, Robert,

• Quince

  Shuttleworth, Bertram,

• Unnamed parts

  Sivern, Mary,

• Bottom

  Slater, John,

• Oberon

  Squire, William,

• Unnamed parts

  Stewart, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Whitehouse, Lorna,

• Snout

  Wroe, David,

• Helena

  Wynyard, Diana,

• Unnamed parts

  Brown, Sheila

Creative

Role and name

• Designer

  Bailey, James

• Director

  Benthall, Michael

• Choreographer

  Grant, Pauline,

• Music by

  Mendelssohn, Felix,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William