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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 24 October 1985
The Opera
Venue: Apollo Theatre, Oxford
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: Graeme Jenkins
Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Cast
Oberon: Robin Martin-Oliver
Tytania: Maria Bovino
Puck: Jamie Gates
Peaseblossom: Andrew Eddleston
Cobweb: Andrew Sinclair
Mustardseed: Michael Brierley
Moth: Richard Peachey
Theseus: Patrick Donnelly
Hippolyta: Deborah Stuart-Roberts
Lysander: John Graham-Hall
Demetrius: Peter Coleman-Wright
Hermia: Kate McCarney
Helena: Shirley Pilgrim
Bottom: Roger Bryson
Quince: John Hall
Flute: Barry Banks
Snug: Charles Kerry
Snout: Timothy Evans-Jones
Starveling: Alan Fairs
Production Team
Original Producer: Peter Hall
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
Choreographer: Jenny Weston
Revival Producer: Michael McCaffery
The Opera
Venue: Apollo Theatre, Oxford
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: Graeme Jenkins
Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Cast
Oberon: Robin Martin-Oliver
Tytania: Maria Bovino
Puck: Jamie Gates
Peaseblossom: Andrew Eddleston
Cobweb: Andrew Sinclair
Mustardseed: Michael Brierley
Moth: Richard Peachey
Theseus: Patrick Donnelly
Hippolyta: Deborah Stuart-Roberts
Lysander: John Graham-Hall
Demetrius: Peter Coleman-Wright
Hermia: Kate McCarney
Helena: Shirley Pilgrim
Bottom: Roger Bryson
Quince: John Hall
Flute: Barry Banks
Snug: Charles Kerry
Snout: Timothy Evans-Jones
Starveling: Alan Fairs
Production Team
Original Producer: Peter Hall
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
Choreographer: Jenny Weston
Revival Producer: Michael McCaffery