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Swingin' the Dream (2021)
Directed by Andrew Brooks
· 52m
A concert of a work in progress including original music and songs from the 1939 production telling the story of an intriguing Broadway musical adaptation of Shakespeare. This jazz-infused version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream opened in 1939 with a heady mixture of talent, including Louis Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan, and musical contributions from Count Basie and Benny Goodman.
Cast
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Alfred Clay
Andrew French
Kemi-Bo Jacobs
Cornell John
Georgia Landers
Mogali Masuku
Crew
- Director
- Andrew Brooks
- Producer
- Ben Tyreman
Details
- Release date
- 2021-01-09
- Runtime
- 52m
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Royal Shakespeare Company, Theatre for a New Audience, Young Vic