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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

25min

Animation

An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

Production Companies

Soyuzmultfilm

S4C

Christmas Films

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream

25min

9th Nov 1992

Four young lovers, trying to resolve their passions, and six worthy workmen, trying to rehearse a play, stumble about in a dark, haunted wood, while the powerful spirits play havoc with their hearts and minds.

The Tempest

2. The Tempest

25min

16th Nov 1992

Prospero, a powerful magician, lives on an island with his daughter Miranda. They are served by Caliban, a hideous monster, and Ariel, a wild, discontented spirit.

Macbeth

3. Macbeth

25min

23rd Nov 1992

Romeo and Juliet

4. Romeo and Juliet

25min

30th Nov 1992

Hamlet

5. Hamlet

25min

7th Dec 1992

Twelfth Night

6. Twelfth Night

25min

14th Dec 1992

First air date

9th Nov 1992

Last air date

14th Dec 1994

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks